Could Atlanta be in the running for second Amazon headquarters? (Decatur: live, bus)

[Pemgin]

What about that old cristo rey site coming online in midtown? They could build on that and BoA right next door has about 500,000k of available space ready to go.

[satchseven]

i live in seattle i say ATL makes most sense put on south side, the nonsense of everything being on the north side is crazy,plus they want to be on public transportation that rules out northside

[jsvh]

Southside would also have more logistics connections which is key for their business.

[Soccernerd]

"Tens of thousands of high paying jobs"

Can you imagine how flush with cash the Metro would if that were true? The cost of living benefit would take a serious dive.

[cqholt]

Originally Posted by LovinDecatur

Entirely plausible. In their own words:

"Several years ago we outgrew our space and we made a conscious choice to invest in downtown Seattle—even though it would have been cheaper to move to the suburbs. "

https://www.amazon.com/p/feature/4kc8ovgnyf996yn

Their current campus is sandwiched between Capitol and Lower Queen Anne Hills.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/41...4d-122.3364939

And their only transit access is streetcar and bus.

[Mossberg]

I dream of them moving to South Downtown or to the Summer Hill (GSU) development. I can dream right?

[demonta4]

Originally Posted by cqholt

As long as they place the HQ near MARTA and not in North Fulton or Cumberland.

I think it should be in College Park around the airport like Porsche.

[0nyxStation]

Originally Posted by nature's message

Don't doubt it's being considered, but Amazon will likely build in a place with greater footprint ie Boston

I dont think Atlanta will get it, but it would nice. No access to Water. With Amazon getting into the grocery business and so many foods being imported from South America plus Blue Origin's presence at Cape Canaveral, Miami would be ideal. Easy access to South America and Florida's Space Coast

[Atlwarrior]

Wow, I could just imagine a Midtown Atlanta announcement.

The Doraville site would be awesome with the nearby Marta station

[gold15]

For what it's worth, a few articles today have mentioned Atlanta's potential:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money...q-2/640861001/

Which cities could be an option?

This new second headquarters will likely be well-situated within Amazon's increasingly sophisticated logistics and delivery system, which uses its own growing fleet of cargo planes along with its fulfillment centers.

Tougher immigration laws could make Canada more attractive for Amazon, says Jed Kolko, chief economist at job search site Indeed.

But affordable metro areas such as Detroit and Atlanta have more room for corporate expansions, he says. In Chicago, another affordable metro area, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has already pitched the city to Bezos, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.