[BPt111]

Bridgeport Public schools will run of money in 3 days and still no state budget unlikely it will be pass in 3 days. The city is thinking closing all Public schools on Monday no money will left to run it

[GeoffD]

Originally Posted by CTartist

Thank God, if Jay was not posting some positive things about CT I would probably be so depressed (after reading this forum) I would go jump off the Sikorsky bridge.

In Connecticut, don't you just stand on the bridge and wait for it to collapse underneath you? I guess not the Sikorsky Bridge since that's only ~15 years old.

[BPt111]

The City of Hartford could file for bankruptcy in less than 2 weeks.

[BPt111]

If Malloy sign current budget Uconn will close it regional campus like Uconn Stamford and Waterbury etc, several community colleges in state could close it door and public colleges around state would raise tuition rates. If Malloy don't sign current budget we going back to Square 1 with budget it going take another several weeks

[Samantha830]

From that picture...
"On or about September 31"

Yep... sums up how clueless governmental agencies are.

Have them go back to school and realize September only has 30 days, please. Or maybe creating an imaginary date is what they do best.

[BPt111]

Originally Posted by Samantha830

From that picture...
"On or about September 31"

Yep... sums up how clueless governmental agencies are.

Have them go back to school and realize September only has 30 days, please. Or maybe creating an imaginary date is what they do best.

That Joe Ganim for you

[ads94]

Originally Posted by BPt111

If Malloy sign current budget Uconn will close it regional campus like Uconn Stamford and Waterbury etc, several community colleges in state could close it door and public colleges around state would raise tuition rates. If Malloy don't sign current budget we going back to Square 1 with budget it going take another several weeks

Having gone to UConn Waterbury, I am sorry but good riddance. It's nothing more than an advanced High School. It's almost insulting to hand out a degree slapped with UConn to someone who goes through there. The Storrs Campus is exceptional for a reason, and it is nothing like the satellite campuses.

[BobNJ1960]

Originally Posted by JayCT

No one is arguing that other locations in metro New York are viable but so is Stamford. The idea that people in metro New York will not commute to Stamford for work is what is ridiculous. If Stamford is not viable, then how can anyone say central New Jersey is. It fits Amazons criteria less than Stamford. There is plenty of talent in metro New York so all areas have a chance. Jay

99% of the list is not viable. I suspect few north of Mason Dixon make round 2.

Growth is key in the labor pool when 50k staff are required.

Land is key, too. Not patched together amongst many locations.

99% of the 1,000 will drop like flies.

[BobNJ1960]

Originally Posted by JayCT

No one is arguing that other locations in metro New York are viable but so is Stamford. The idea that people in metro New York will not commute to Stamford for work is what is ridiculous. If Stamford is not viable, then how can anyone say central New Jersey is. It fits Amazons criteria less than Stamford. There is plenty of talent in metro New York so all areas have a chance. Jay

NJ has a stronger Supply Chain Management pool (due to corps hvexpatinct mentioned), and that's what Amazon needs, that is not easy to find. SCM is at the core of what makes Amazon successful.

However, Southeast still measures much better on many factors, and if they pick Atlanta, Amazon could get SCM folks from Home Depot hq.

[East of the River]

Originally Posted by BobNJ1960

99% of the list is not viable. I suspect few north of Mason Dixon make round 2.

Growth is key in the labor pool when 50k staff are required.

Land is key, too. Not patched together amongst many locations.

99% of the 1,000 will drop like flies.

Well you need housing for the growth too. Which is problematic. You also can't ignore Bezos left leaning and very urban beliefs. The proposal request notes that it can be a campus like Seattle which is spread out among multiple building over several streets. The requirement for mass transit on site eliminates many suburban locations.