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Old 11-05-2018, 06:17 PM
JJG
 
Location: Fort Worth
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All the haters said DFW had no chance - now they are reportedly in the top 3 or 5 cities.
. . . who said "DFW had no chance"?

I didn't hear ANYONE say that, and I've been following this since it was announced.
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Old 11-05-2018, 06:20 PM
 
Location: Dallas
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. . . who said "DFW had no chance"?

I didn't hear ANYONE say that, and I've been following this since it was announced.
Read some of the responses on this thread, for starters:

http://www.city-data.com/forum/dalla...ters-city.html
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Old 11-05-2018, 06:24 PM
 
Location: Dallas, Texas
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Does the Metroplex as a whole need Amazon? Absolutely not. Does Downtown Dallas? Absolutely!
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Old 11-05-2018, 07:03 PM
 
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Does the Metroplex as a whole need Amazon? Absolutely not. Does Downtown Dallas? Absolutely!
I agree. This could be huge for the Grow South initiative as well as the continued improvement in DISD. And for the entire sector of southern suburbs.
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Old 11-05-2018, 07:03 PM
 
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Nope

ny & va
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Old 11-05-2018, 07:19 PM
 
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Amazon would be a fantastic fit for the City of Dallas but the more I read today’s rumors the more I think it won’t happen.

It would make a lot of sense to choose Dallas and DC over NYC and DC.Location wise,Dallas is obviously stellar middle of the country and DC and Seattle would cover the east and west coasts.But,Bezos knows what league Amazon is in and ego will make him choose NYC/DC over Dallas/DC.

How likely is it that the HQ2 split happens?

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Old 11-05-2018, 07:28 PM
 
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So if it gets split between two locations, do they get both handouts (as in taxpayer money) or 1/2 of each?
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Old 11-05-2018, 07:31 PM
 
Location: Houston
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This is bizarre... 2 HQ is hard enough, and the power usually only resides in one location anyway, but I don't understand the idea of having 3 HQ... doesn't make sense...

I agree that DC and Queens are odd choices too... why not diversify away from the east coast? Dallas actually would make more sense as a 3rd location... maybe just not offering enough incentives?... Cuomo has already stated he would change his name to "Amazon Cuomo" if that's what it takes... and DC is a lock because of Bezos I guess...

The whole process was a circus.
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Old 11-05-2018, 07:39 PM
 
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Breaking...

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/05/t....co/Rh59izh7cV
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Old 11-06-2018, 05:41 AM
 
Location: plano
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This is bizarre... 2 HQ is hard enough, and the power usually only resides in one location anyway, but I don't understand the idea of having 3 HQ... doesn't make sense...

I agree that DC and Queens are odd choices too... why not diversify away from the east coast? Dallas actually would make more sense as a 3rd location... maybe just not offering enough incentives?... Cuomo has already stated he would change his name to "Amazon Cuomo" if that's what it takes... and DC is a lock because of Bezos I guess...

The whole process was a circus.

I agree with you, the only reason is to have leverage if Seattle or one of the two new cities does things that harm Amazon in their view. Since I believe this is one of the big 2 reasons, having a middle of the country location would give them more leverage than big cities like NYC and NVa
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