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Originally Posted by HRVT
Calling Boom anywhere near 50/50 is highly optimistic. If it does pan out, it's a big deal and it IS a chance Greensboro needs to take. But the chances of it actually panning out are probably 10% or less. I see Boom as a lottery ticket that with being selected, we know we have at least one number that matches.
Toyota is a home run though as far as providing a large number of good paying, stable jobs. The distribution center is probably like a double or triple... and a home run opportunity for many low-income folks in the area as far as earning decent pay and good benefits. These kinds of moves help improve crime rates too, making the area more desirable for other opportunities.
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Yeah, I was trying to be diplomatic for a change. I'd say a 10% chance is optimistic. Boom will almost certainly go bust. Leveraging PTI's location and infrastructure makes a lot of sense though and it was a risk that had to be taken. Hopefully, if things don't work out with Boom, a more economically viable tenant will be found. Let's hope we're both wrong. Burnishing Greensboro's image is all well and good, but Joe from East Greensboro with three kids to feed is more worried about putting food on the table. I think a laudable goal is to bring every Greensboro resident up to at least the level of working middle class, and there's never gonna be a better opportunity for this than Toyota. Let's make it one city instead of two.
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