Amazon is looking for a second HQ. Why not, Pittsburgh? (Washington: 2015, restaurant)

[erieguy]

Originally Posted by Paul2421

it really isn't about selling pittsburgh, or any city, for that matter. peduto can't predict the vision of a billion dollar company. amazon couldn't care less how the city sells itself through a two minute feel good youtube puff video. they have the data already and will evaluate accordingly. they have their hand out for the incentives, will evaluate with what they knew before the offers were made, and pick accordinlgy to maximize profit for the richest man in the world.

Exactly this.

[captainmidnight]

Originally Posted by Geeo

Geekwire, a Seattle-based website that reports on tech, is reporting from Pittsburgh for the month of February. The editor was a guest on KDKA's "KD/PG Sunday Edition" for a half hour yesterday with interesting insights.

He sees Pittsburgh at about #9 or #10 on the list of possible sites for HQ2, based on the data. His top three contenders are Washington (which has three of the top bids), Austin and Atlanta.

But, like everyone, he said that there are many intangibles that will probably also he considered. He said that CMU is a standout in Pittsburgh's bid, it helps that FedEx Ground is headquartered here, and Pittsburgh kind of has a "Seattle vibe" similar to what helped Amazon grow there. He also talked about the positives and negatives of having HQ2 in any city and the disruption it would cause, since Amazon is a disruptive company.

The program is probably available online.

Interesting, make sense.

Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if one of the DC area locations wins it and Amazon places offices in the other two nearby areas that also bid.

[_Buster]

Originally Posted by captainmidnight

Interesting, make sense.

Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if one of the DC area locations wins it and Amazon places offices in the other two nearby areas that also bid.

I think they'd have a lot of problems hiring/keeping people there, same with NYC. So much competition for talent, and high salaries with high COL.

[PITairport]

Irregardless of where HQ2 lands, corporate real estate organization CCIM Institute has ranked Pittsburgh #1 for future corporate relocations.

https://www.ccim.com/resources/ccim_...eport_1q18.pdf

[SteelCityRising]

Originally Posted by _Buster

I think they'd have a lot of problems hiring/keeping people there, same with NYC. So much competition for talent, and high salaries with high COL.

Eh. When I lived in Northern Virginia it was a CONSTANT revolving door at my office as new hires and transplants would burn out from stress and/or hate the area and flee (as I did), but my office never had trouble replenishing the quickly-fleeing ranks. I'd suspect Amazon, with its "churn and burn" reputation, would manage well in NYC or DC.

[Paul2421]

Originally Posted by PITairport

Irregardless of where HQ2 lands, corporate real estate organization CCIM Institute has ranked Pittsburgh #1 for future corporate relocations.

https://www.ccim.com/resources/ccim_...eport_1q18.pdf

"it’s also slated to be America’s first fully driverless-car-enabled MSA by 2020". has this timeline been put forward anywhere?

[BrassTacksGal]

We don't want Amazon in Northern Virginia.

[Losfrisco]

Originally Posted by Geeo

Geekwire, a Seattle-based website that reports on tech, is reporting from Pittsburgh for the month of February. The editor was a guest on KDKA's "KD/PG Sunday Edition" for a half hour yesterday with interesting insights.

He sees Pittsburgh at about #9 or #10 on the list of possible sites for HQ2, based on the data. His top three contenders are Washington (which has three of the top bids), Austin and Atlanta.

But, like everyone, he said that there are many intangibles that will probably also he considered. He said that CMU is a standout in Pittsburgh's bid, it helps that FedEx Ground is headquartered here, and Pittsburgh kind of has a "Seattle vibe" similar to what helped Amazon grow there. He also talked about the positives and negatives of having HQ2 in any city and the disruption it would cause, since Amazon is a disruptive company.

The program is probably available online.

I just got back from PGH and saw Geekwire was doing some kind of symposium last night. I’d be curious to know if they offered any reasoning behind their selection of Austin as a top three contender. The kind of reasoning that goes a bit more into detail than “it’s cool” and “Whole Foods.”

[krogerDisco]

After visiting Denver, the locals don't want it, and quite frankly they don't need it as their unemployment rate is 2.9%

[Geeo]

Geekwire itself didn't rank the cities. The editor was asked by the reporters interviewing him what his personal opinion was on how the cities fared, so it was totally his own thoughts.