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We were never seriously in the running (Bezo's hometown) -- but I'm glad not to have this monstrosity plopped down in a place that would not have been able to assimilate 50K workers and their families. Microsoft also started here and moved away after a few years. Not a bad start-up spot but Albuquerque is smaller than it appears in many respects. I actually like that.
I'm just glad Denver made the Top 20 without having to completely shred our dignity with a ton of corporate welfare a la the supposed Top 3. $1 billion plus in incentives? Ridiculous.
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Where is “here”? The amazon HQ2 thread on the Atlanta forum has over 3,000 posts. I don’t know of anywhere thats showed more interest in HQ2 on city data.
Consider that half those posts were spent engaging trolls, as usual.
Even though it was a long shot for US to get it (it was a "joint bid" with us and Dallas, but Dallas more than likely would have gotten it) I really wish we had it.
Would have given this city a boost now that XTO (part of Exxon) and D.R. Horton are leaving.
Where is “here”? The amazon HQ2 thread on the Atlanta forum has over 3,000 posts. I don’t know of anywhere thats showed more interest in HQ2 on city data.
they're in full back peddle mode now. You can literally see the wheels going backwards...
LOL@ The Positivity Police desperately holding on to the idea that we're absolutely devastated over this.
200+ page thread says otherwise. And I didn't say absolutely devastated (your words), but that is denial to claim that people in ATL aren't upset.
If HQ2 were announced in ATL, it would be a celebration, yet because Amazon chose other cities, ATL suddenly never wanted Amazon.... please, no other city came close to the Atlanta HQ2 thread.
I don't give a hoot about Atlanta and you might not feel that way, but its certainly a vibe I see from the posts, and people can't admit defeat.
I will say I would have preferred Atlanta over DC. New York doesn't make much of a difference to me.
I live a day’s drive from the nearest competing city (Denver) and I am delighted Amazon did not choose it. Denver, the Front Range, and a fair bit of the rest of CO already is struggling with fast growth and the problems that come with it.
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200+ page thread says otherwise. And I didn't say absolutely devastated (your words), but that is denial to claim that people in ATL aren't upset.
If HQ2 were announced in ATL, it would be a celebration, yet because Amazon chose other cities, ATL suddenly never wanted Amazon.... please, no other city came close to the Atlanta HQ2 thread.
I don't give a hoot about Atlanta and you might not feel that way, but its certainly a vibe I see from the posts, and people can't admit defeat.
I will say I would have preferred Atlanta over DC. New York doesn't make much of a difference to me.
"You are upset and angry about this! Admit it! ADMIT IT!"
Pffffft.
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