Amazon is looking for a second HQ. Why not, Pittsburgh? (university, living in)

[gladhands]

Originally Posted by Katarina Witt

Could the Denver metro be the home of the new Amazon HQ2?

No. There's very little chance that they build their second headquarters out west. Pittsburgh may be a longshot, but Denver isn't happening.

[Katarina Witt]

Originally Posted by gladhands

No. There's very little chance that they build their second headquarters out west. Pittsburgh may be a longshot, but Denver isn't happening.

From my link:

Originally Posted by Lo Straniero

I have heard from a very reliable source that they are most likely moving to Bodie, CA.

If Bodie doesn't workout (unlikely) Denver would actually be a great location. There are plenty of tech workers already here that they could snatch away from startups. There is also nothing but room to build north, east, and south of the Denver metro.

The cities that would offer the best tax incentives (rust belt) won't have (attract) the talent they need.

[North Beach Person]

I don't know, I can't see any major company moving to the Pittsburgh area the way you guys **** and moan about everything like the weather, native Pittsburghers, the traffic, people liking the Steelers/Penguins/Pirates, the weather, the hills, native Pittsburghers, the weather, the rest of the state, housing prices being too high, housing prices being too low, the weather, etc.

I can see Bezos setting it up in the DC suburbs, likely Virginia, to do some consolidating.

[erieguy]

Originally Posted by North Beach Person

I don't know, I can't see any major company moving to the Pittsburgh area the way you guys **** and moan about everything like the weather, native Pittsburghers, the traffic, people liking the Steelers/Penguins/Pirates, the weather, the hills, native Pittsburghers, the weather, the rest of the state, housing prices being too high, housing prices being too low, the weather, etc.

I can see Bezos setting it up in the DC suburbs, likely Virginia, to do some consolidating.

Bingo.

[Mtl-Cns]

Originally Posted by Katarina Witt

Could the Denver metro be the home of the new Amazon HQ2?

Lol

[Losfrisco]

Something I haven't seen mentioned in this thread or anywhere else. Amazon has a booming film and television business. Wouldn't that bump Pittsburgh up a notch over some of these other cities?

[Losfrisco]

Pittsburgh is tied for the lead in the General U.S. forum poll for this.

[jay5835]

Originally Posted by North Beach Person

I can see Bezos setting it up in the DC suburbs, likely Virginia, to do some consolidating.

Makes sense. He has the Washington Post to meddle in there, and "the biggest house in Washington, DC" to live in, not far from Javanka (for the time being) and the Obamas.

Jeff Bezos House - Jeff Bezos Washington D.C. House Photos

[fleetiebelle]

The WashPo headline says "North America," so don't rule out Toronto, Montreal, etc.

[SteelCityRising]

Originally Posted by Losfrisco

Pittsburgh is tied for the lead in the General U.S. forum poll for this.

We're now comfortably in first place. Pittsburgh is one of the most logical choices for Amazon, actually. MUCH cheaper overhead and labor costs than the typical larger coastal cities while we still have a great quality-of-life, decent mass transit, a good airport, increasing cycling infrastructure, generally low violent crime, and not prone to disruptive natural disasters. Bezos can also build a legacy for himself as being a huge part of Pittsburgh's "Comeback Story". Trump's America can more easily identify with Pittsburgh than with Seattle because our metro area is very socially conservative, so an investment here could also win over more clients who would otherwise boycott a "liberal company". I could say the same for Detroit or Cleveland but feel like we're better poised for this.