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View Poll Results: HQ2 location?
Atlanta, GA 109 18.47%
Austin, TX 44 7.46%
Boston, MA 52 8.81%
Chicago, IL 85 14.41%
Columbus, OH 27 4.58%
Dallas, TX 71 12.03%
Denver, CO 29 4.92%
Indianapolis, IN 33 5.59%
Los Angeles, CA 12 2.03%
Miami, FL 16 2.71%
Montgomery County, MD 27 4.58%
Nashville, TN 26 4.41%
Newark, NJ 22 3.73%
New York, NY 23 3.90%
Northern Virginia 65 11.02%
Philadelphia, PA 51 8.64%
Pittsburgh, PA 47 7.97%
Raleigh, N.C. 43 7.29%
Toronto, ON 31 5.25%
Washington, D.C. 72 12.20%
Other (Specify) 13 2.20%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 590. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 03-01-2018, 07:31 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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forget the snow belt, it ain't happenin'...it's Atlanta, where they can suck top notch, close talent from the Raleigh area, with low relocation expenses
Not any more. Bezos is liberal. It's going to DC.

http://www.nola.com/national_politic...a_georgia.html

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Old 03-01-2018, 07:39 PM
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Location: St Simons Island, GA
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Not any more. Bezos is liberal. It's going to DC.
This has already been addressed in the Atlanta forum. Conventional wisdom suggests he is a Libertarian.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.9faeec52d2b1
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Old 03-01-2018, 08:38 PM
 
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Anyone who would like to discuss the Georgia state legislature and its relationship with Delta Air Lines is welcomed to do so in the Atlanta forum, where a thread is already dedicated to that topic:

//www.city-data.com/forum/atlan...ra-angers.html

Please do not discuss that topic in this thread. Thank you.
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Old 03-01-2018, 09:28 PM
 
Location: WA Desert, Seattle native
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On 2/23 I predicted a top 10 list was coming. Here is my projection: (listed alphabetically)

Atlanta
Austin
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
D.C.
New York City
Northern Virginia
Philadelphia
South Maryland

My favorites continue to be, as they have since the beginning, Austin, Northern Virginia, and Dallas. This decision is getting close, though a top10 is not absolutely going to happen. We could here the winner without any further narrowing down.

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Old 03-02-2018, 01:04 AM
 
Location: Atlanta
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The type of housing supply that is easy to add in atl and places down south is not the housing stock that amazon tech bros want
Oh, really? You couldn't be more wrong if you tried.

You can't possibly be referring to the thousands of urban units that have been delivered in the core over the last few years, with more in the pipeline. This is already a big tech center, and thanks to Georgia Tech and our deep labor pool it's just feeding on itself at this point.

While there are some office and hotel projects included in the mix, perhaps these links will give you a clue as to how absolutely wrong you are regarding our 'non-tech bro housing stock.'

https://www.midtownatl.com/_files/do...ivity-maps.pdf

New Development « Livable Buckhead

These 26 projects will radically transform Memorial Drive - Atlanta Magazine

https://atlanta.curbed.com/atlanta-d...ce-city-market

https://atlanta.curbed.com/2017/12/1...0-ralph-mcgill

I doubt you will check any of this out, but collectively they blow your false claim out of the water.
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Old 03-02-2018, 11:36 AM
 
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Oh, really? You couldn't be more wrong if you tried.

You can't possibly be referring to the thousands of urban units that have been delivered in the core over the last few years, with more in the pipeline. This is already a big tech center, and thanks to Georgia Tech and our deep labor pool it's just feeding on itself at this point.

While there are some office and hotel projects included in the mix, perhaps these links will give you a clue as to how absolutely wrong you are regarding our 'non-tech bro housing stock.'

https://www.midtownatl.com/_files/do...ivity-maps.pdf

New Development « Livable Buckhead

These 26 projects will radically transform Memorial Drive - Atlanta Magazine

https://atlanta.curbed.com/atlanta-d...ce-city-market

https://atlanta.curbed.com/2017/12/1...0-ralph-mcgill

I doubt you will check any of this out, but collectively they blow your false claim out of the water.
The Dark horse here is actually Newark, is like being in NYC, without being in NYC.
They will have access to everything NYC has to offer without the high housing cost and taxes.
They will have the best human resources of any city and amazon already employs 2000 people in NYC.
Newark offered the best package deal, almost 7 billion in tax exceptions.
The greater NYC area has the largest number of tech workers in the country, some of the best universities.

choosing Newark they will get the best of everything.

newark is a large port, and has a very large airport too.
commuting from downtown Newark to the World trade center is about 25 minutes in a single train.

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Old 03-02-2018, 11:45 AM
 
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The Dark horse here is actually Newark, is like being in NYC, without being in NYC.
They will have access to everything NYC has to offer without the high housing cost and taxes.
They will have the best human resources of any city and amazon already employs 2000 people in NYC.
Newark offered the best package deal, almost 7 billion in tax exceptions.
The greater NYC area has the largest number of tech workers in the country, some of the best universities.

choosing Newark they will get the best of everything.

newark is a large port, and has a very large airport too.
commuting from downtown Newark to the World trace center is about 25 minutes in a single train.
Yeah, I agree. It's almost certainly not going to Atlanta.
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Old 03-02-2018, 12:00 PM
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Location: St Simons Island, GA
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The Dark horse here is actually Newark, is like being in NYC, without being in NYC.
They will have access to everything NYC has to offer without the high housing cost and taxes.
They will have the best human resources of any city and amazon already employs 2000 people in NYC.
Newark offered the best package deal, almost 7 billion in tax exceptions.
The greater NYC area has the largest number of tech workers in the country, some of the best universities.

choosing Newark they will get the best of everything.

newark is a large port, and has a very large airport too.
commuting from downtown Newark to the World trace center is about 25 minutes in a single train.
I like the idea of Newark getting it, as I think it's exciting to watch a city re-invent itself. I also think you did a good job here of identifying its strengths, though I would add that it has good bones and the potential to be a great community.
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Old 03-02-2018, 12:04 PM
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Location: St Simons Island, GA
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Yeah, I agree. It's almost certainly not going to Atlanta.
I would postulate that anyone who believes this is letting their inherent biases cloud their reason.
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Old 03-02-2018, 12:13 PM
 
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I like the idea of Newark getting it, as I think it's exciting to watch a city re-invent itself. I also think you did a good job here of identifying its strengths, though I would add that it has good bones and the potential to be a great community.
It would be extremely fascinating to watch the city undergo such a dramatic transformation.
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