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Old 09-08-2017, 03:06 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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The chances are slim to none and Slim left town.
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Old 09-08-2017, 03:07 PM
 
Location: Unplugged from the matrix
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The chances are slim to none and Slim left town.
Nah Slim lives in Houston and will never evacuate.
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Old 09-08-2017, 03:49 PM
 
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Downtown would fit the bill.
I'm sure they are going to love the price tag on the land needed for their HQ in downtown
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Old 09-08-2017, 03:50 PM
 
Location: Texas
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There are strong possibilities that it would be the DFW area since the metroplex is centrally located in the southern US. Many more companies have moved to Dallas recently than they have to Houston.
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Old 09-08-2017, 03:56 PM
 
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Houston has the advantage that we just built the Grand Parkway and there's lots of open field spaces close to it.
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Old 09-08-2017, 03:58 PM
 
Location: Houston
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Seattle is not centrally located and they are doing just fine... don't think that has anything to do with Corp HQ... more important will be the talent pool and access to university graduates....
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Old 09-08-2017, 04:38 PM
 
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Seattle is not centrally located and they are doing just fine... don't think that has anything to do with Corp HQ... more important will be the talent pool and access to university graduates....
Agree. They need good universities and a city that can attract talent. I'd love for them to come to Houston, but anyone who has tried to do recruiting here knows how hard it is to get anyone who isn't from either Texas, Oklahoma, or Louisiana (or who has chosen a degree that limited their career choices to the O&G industry).

I said it earlier, but if Vegas were taking bets I'd put my money on Raleigh.
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Old 09-08-2017, 09:16 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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This is simply a money grab by Amazon to see how much corporate welfare they can squeeze by having all the different cities and states compete against each other. They'll play various cities off each other, but they are already planning which city it will go.

My prediction is Atlanta.
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Old 09-09-2017, 09:00 AM
 
Location: Upper Kirby, Houston, TX
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Houston has the advantage that we just built the Grand Parkway and there's lots of open field spaces close to it.
Most cities have available exurb tollway land, so that's not moving the needle that much. The biggest problem is that we just don't have a large enough talent pool for tech in Houston compared with several east coast cities, Chicago, or even other large cities in Texas like Dallas & Austin. There are some good universities here and they're only getting better it seems, but none of them specialize in tech enough to ensure the city's workforce will have a steady stream of talented tech workers entering the labor pool every year like the college ecosystems of the Bay Area, NYC, Seattle, or Austin can. I hope one day that changes because I love Houston and I desperately want it to diversify before it's too late, but we're just not there yet in terms of a tech scene or acquiring a big tech firm hq in my opinion. I'd be happy to be proven wrong though..
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Old 09-09-2017, 10:34 AM
 
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Most cities have available exurb tollway land, so that's not moving the needle that much. The biggest problem is that we just don't have a large enough talent pool for tech in Houston compared with several east coast cities, Chicago, or even other large cities in Texas like Dallas & Austin. There are some good universities here and they're only getting better it seems, but none of them specialize in tech enough to ensure the city's workforce will have a steady stream of talented tech workers entering the labor pool every year like the college ecosystems of the Bay Area, NYC, Seattle, or Austin can. I hope one day that changes because I love Houston and I desperately want it to diversify before it's too late, but we're just not there yet in terms of a tech scene or acquiring a big tech firm hq in my opinion. I'd be happy to be proven wrong though..
I agree 100%. It's this exact reason why I'd support Houston pulling out all the stops, going as far as to commit to building light rail directly to their campus and giving them every tax break available, to get it done. I don't think that would be enough, but Houston is not diversified enough for a city this size and the end of O&G is coming. It might still be 50 years away, but it's coming. Landing a HQ like this would transform the city and give it life into the next generation.
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