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Am I the only one that rarely if ever uses Amazon? I probably order from them 2 to 3 times per year.
I realize AWS cloud business is huge, but other than that, I don't get all the hype?
Because they are a really big company. Amazon also owns a lot of subsidiaries which you might have used. It's a big ol' corporate octopus at this point.
If Amazon actually chose a smaller metro, under 2 million, do you think it would end up being a positive for the locals? Or would absorbing that many people push up rents, over crowd highways and schools and services? Many of these communities already have substantial cultural amenities, the arts, museums, parks and green spaces so additional corporate support is not really needed for those. I wonder if it would make life worse for the locals?
If Amazon actually chose a smaller metro, under 2 million, do you think it would end up being a positive for the locals? Or would absorbing that many people push up rents, over crowd highways and schools and services? Many of these communities already have substantial cultural amenities, the arts, museums, parks and green spaces so additional corporate support is not really needed for those. I wonder if it would make life worse for the locals?
I think it would depend on the metro. I think this is another area "Rust Belt" areas that fit the population may actually have an advantage, as they are built to hold more people than they currently have. So, it may be more of a matter of improving current infrastructure versus building more infrastructure for the influx of people.
On the flipside, it will likely increase the cost of living. It would be interesting if that would be the case for the areas I'm referring to due to the reasons already mentioned.
So this is complete rumor and hearsay based so take what I say with a massive grain of salt. So my girlfriend is friends with a gal who nannies for a hyper wealthy family that is well connected with other high wealth Seattle-area families. This nanny and the mother told my girlfriend that Amazon folks mentioned that they view their HQ2 placement as a huge “gift” to the region they select and also that they have no interest in “gifting” conservative regions which support discriminatory policies, either political or social. So basically, what this family divined from what they heard is that a likely HQ2 placement will probably be in a very liberal or at least moderate region, and that Amazon will basically “invest” in a region that they support for political reasons.
I think it would depend on the metro. I think this is another area "Rust Belt" areas that fit the population may actually have an advantage, as they are built to hold more people than they currently have. So, it may be more of a matter of improving current infrastructure versus building more infrastructure for the influx of people.
On the flipside, it will likely increase the cost of living. It would be interesting if that would be the case for the areas I'm referring to due to the reasons already mentioned.
Depends on how big the city is, Buffalo where 50,000 jobs is like 12% of the total job market? Yes, Detroit where it's 2-3%? Not much change, Chicago where it's 1%? No difference.
Depends on how big the city is, Buffalo where 50,000 jobs is like 12% of the total job market? Yes, Detroit where it's 2-3%? Not much change, Chicago where it's 1%? No difference.
Even with Buffalo, it is an area that is built to hold more people, which it did a few decades ago. So, even with the big boost, the influx may not be that bad.
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