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I know several people who work for a leading corporate search & site selection firm. One of them knows Bezos personally, and he does NOT like freeways choking a city (a'la Atlanta, LA, Chicago).
This poll will have no bearing on the outcome. The inside dope is Philly or NoVa. Virginia is THE FAVORITE b/c they're known for generous incentives and other factors. Amazon wants a very urban setting, much like the Acela corridor (without the uncertainty of winter weather). So NoVa, Philly, Boston is a close third. Dark horse is Dallas, near Richardson as they have DART, lots of land and Texas is also generous with incentives.
As for the leader, NoVa is near ports, government, the transportation hub of the eastern "seaboard" with planes, trains and automobiles. It does not have the weather problems that northern cities have in winter and has an adequate Metro system (not overlooking their management problems). I've even heard Tysons is the area they're zeroing in on.
I know several people who work for a leading corporate search firm. One of them knows Bezos personally, and he does NOT like freeways choking a city (a'la Atlanta, LA, Chicago).
This poll will have no bearing on the outcome. The inside dope is Philly or NoVa. Virginia is THE FAVORITE b/c they're known for generous incentives and other factors. Amazon wants a very urban setting, much like the Acela corridor (without the uncertainty of winter weather). So NoVa, Philly, Boston is a close third. Dark horse is Dallas, near Richardson as they have DART, lots of land and Texas is also generous with incentives.
As for the leader, NoVa is near ports, government, the transportation hub of the eastern "seaboard" with planes, trains and automobiles. It does not have the weather problems that northern cities have in winter and has an adequate Metro system (not overlooking their management problems). I've even heard Tysons is the area they're zeroing in on.
So Bezos doesn't like freeways choking a city, but NoVA is the frontrunner? Oh okay.
Practically every major city has heavy traffic; that comes with the territory. Amazon's hometown of Seattle actually ranks in the top 5 for worst traffic among U.S. cities: http://www.businessinsider.com/13-us...se-from-2016-9
I know several people who work for a leading corporate search & site selection firm. One of them knows Bezos personally, and he does NOT like freeways choking a city (a'la Atlanta, LA, Chicago).
This poll will have no bearing on the outcome. The inside dope is Philly or NoVa. Virginia is THE FAVORITE b/c they're known for generous incentives and other factors. Amazon wants a very urban setting, much like the Acela corridor (without the uncertainty of winter weather). So NoVa, Philly, Boston is a close third. Dark horse is Dallas, near Richardson as they have DART, lots of land and Texas is also generous with incentives.
As for the leader, NoVa is near ports, government, the transportation hub of the eastern "seaboard" with planes, trains and automobiles. It does not have the weather problems that northern cities have in winter and has an adequate Metro system (not overlooking their management problems). I've even heard Tysons is the area they're zeroing in on.
Wow like 20 people in this thread all but got a text from Jeff Bezos telling them its in like 20 different cities. How interesting.
I know several people who work for a leading corporate search & site selection firm. One of them knows Bezos personally, and he does NOT like freeways choking a city (a'la Atlanta, LA, Chicago).
This poll will have no bearing on the outcome. The inside dope is Philly or NoVa. Virginia is THE FAVORITE b/c they're known for generous incentives and other factors. Amazon wants a very urban setting, much like the Acela corridor (without the uncertainty of winter weather). So NoVa, Philly, Boston is a close third. Dark horse is Dallas, near Richardson as they have DART, lots of land and Texas is also generous with incentives.
As for the leader, NoVa is near ports, government, the transportation hub of the eastern "seaboard" with planes, trains and automobiles. It does not have the weather problems that northern cities have in winter and has an adequate Metro system (not overlooking their management problems). I've even heard Tysons is the area they're zeroing in on.
Someone I know well placed in the circles involved seems to think Boston is in the catbirds seat due to this along with the obvious perks of human capital (well educated/skilled workforce), several prestige universities (Harvard, MIT, Boston College, Boston University, Tufts and Northeastern) along with a constant flow of desirable graduates, easy access to international air travel at Logan, Amtrak Acela service and overall a high quality of life to attract/maintain employees.
Practically every major city has heavy traffic; that comes with the territory. Amazon's hometown of Seattle actually ranks in the top 5 for worst traffic among U.S. cities: US cities with the worst traffic - Business Insider
lmao!
Northern VA is the epitome of automobile congestion and dense autocentric sprawl.
I know several people who work for a leading corporate search & site selection firm. One of them knows Bezos personally, and he does NOT like freeways choking a city (a'la Atlanta, LA, Chicago).
This poll will have no bearing on the outcome. The inside dope is Philly or NoVa. Virginia is THE FAVORITE b/c they're known for generous incentives and other factors. Amazon wants a very urban setting, much like the Acela corridor (without the uncertainty of winter weather). So NoVa, Philly, Boston is a close third. Dark horse is Dallas, near Richardson as they have DART, lots of land and Texas is also generous with incentives.
As for the leader, NoVa is near ports, government, the transportation hub of the eastern "seaboard" with planes, trains and automobiles. It does not have the weather problems that northern cities have in winter and has an adequate Metro system (not overlooking their management problems). I've even heard Tysons is the area they're zeroing in on.
FYI for those of you betting on Austin, the city is not offering up much in the way of incentives according to the local reports. With our infrastructure already bursting at the seams, I'm not too sure they are trying very hard.
Wow, so many people with inside scoops. As we like to say here in Philly, maybe it's time to sit tight and "Trust the process."
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