[JayCT]

Originally Posted by Scottamemnon

Are any of these cities under $1M? It looks like they took a list of the biggest cities in the US and overlayed a map of college attainment %... which is why you don't see Houston, San Antonio, Charlotte, or most of the FL cities.

Yes, all of the locations selected are well over 1 million people. Connecticut has nothing comparable to them. Jay

[BobNJ1960]

Originally Posted by JayCT

Yes, all of the locations selected are well over 1 million people. Connecticut has nothing comparable to them. Jay

metros are > 1 million.

Nashville proper is in the 6s (hundreds).

MTSA is around 2 million.

Few of the cities are 1 million by themselves. Most are in metros of a few million.

[BPt111]

Originally Posted by JayCT

Yes, all of the locations selected are well over 1 million people. Connecticut has nothing comparable to them. Jay

If CT was in top 20 Malloy would hold press conference say CT is open for business

[BobNJ1960]

Originally Posted by Scottamemnon

Are any of these cities under $1M? It looks like they took a list of the biggest cities in the US and overlayed a map of college attainment %... which is why you don't see Houston, San Antonio, Charlotte, or most of the FL cities.

But , via this thread, I thought only Northeast had college grads. Shazam!

[JayCT]

Originally Posted by Stylo

I think NoVA has a very good shot. Jeff Bezos buying a huge mansion in DC, ownership of Washington Post are big clues.

I agree that they knew AT LEAST the final 2 well ahead of any RFP, and are using this to get better incentives by pitting cities against each other.

You may be right. With three locations on the list (Washington DC, Northern Virginia and Montgomery County MD), plus what you note above, I would say it has the best shot. It also helps that they could help influence the direction of the country there. Jay

[CT_Yank]

Originally Posted by BobNJ1960

Rail to Newark airport helped, big-time, no doubt.

This is due to huge, unaffordable tax cut that NJ offered. Blood money really. NJ Transit is in absolute shambles. No way that have solid infrastructure to support Amazon. I think Raleigh makes sense. Cheap land and lots of educated people, close enough to South and Northeast

[BobNJ1960]

Originally Posted by CT_Yank

This is due to huge, unaffordable tax cut that NJ offered. Blood money really. NJ Transit is in absolute shambles. No way that have solid infrastructure to support Amazon. I think Raleigh makes sense. Cheap land and lots of educated people, close enough to South and Northeast

A cut is still additional taxes collected, should NJ win. Meaning more revenue than NJ now has.

As all a cut is is a lower tax rate on NEW Grand List value.

[CT_Yank]

Originally Posted by BobNJ1960

A cut is still additional taxes collected, should NJ win. Meaning more revenue than NJ now has.

As all a cut is is a lower tax rate on NEW Grand List value.

I don't think it is that simple. You are adding significant stress to roads, transit infrastructure, schools, public facilities etc By distorting tax revenue paid by businesses, the additional funds have to come from elsewhere. Don't forget that NJ environmental agencies and bureaucracy would pick Amazon apart. The vigs would be astronomical.

[htfdcolt]

Originally Posted by Stylo

I think NoVA has a very good shot. Jeff Bezos buying a huge mansion in DC, ownership of Washington Post are big clues.

I agree that they knew AT LEAST the final 2 well ahead of any RFP, and are using this to get better incentives by pitting cities against each other.

If you include Montgomery Cty MD, the Baltimore/DC area has 3 of the 20 locations...odds automatically favor that region.

Having family in both cities, I am (pleasantly) surprised that both Indy & Columbus made the list.

[htfdcolt]

I'm also hearing that the Greater Boston finalist technically includes 2 submissions--Boston & Somerville which submitted its own bid.