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My guess is that Amazon isn't _seriously_ considering all 20 cities equally. Instead, they privately already have 2 or 3 particular cities in mind and the othe
by jasode 9y ago
My guess is that Amazon isn't _seriously_ considering all 20 cities equally.
Instead, they privately already have 2 or 3 particular cities in mind and the other 18 cities are just there for negotiating leverage for the 2 they really want. The problem is that the cities themselves don't know if they're "really in contention" or just "disposable chess pieces".
Again, that's just my guess.
- phkahler 9y agoYeah, there's funny concentration of options right by - and including - Washington D.C.
- joekrill 9y agoThat's just because the DC area is so spread out. You don't really have to be in DC "proper" to get the benefits of the area. Which I think is different than a lot of other major metro areas. You see the same thing with New York paired with Newark.
- apcragg 9y agoAn Amazon HQ2 in Northern Virginia would cripple the already strained road infrastructure, especially given Metro's existing difficulties. Dulles seems like an obvious choice given the tech corridor and proximity to IA but 28 and the toll road are incredibly crowded as it is.
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- awinder 9y agoTheres 3 different local / state governments to entice competition from with that setup, and montgomery county just lost Discovery which was a huge employer who they were wooing with a serious comp package. So you throw a spender like that into a competitive situation and you might get some insane offer.
- cpitman 9y agoYep, this will start yet another bidding war on our area. For the last couple years we've had a constant back and forth of each region trying to claim the new FBI headquarters.
- deegles 9y agoThey probably decided way before announcing the RFP process.
- bruceb 9y agoI agree. Nobody seriously thinks they are going to pick Miami.
- saosebastiao 9y agoI'd be willing to bet that Miami is a favorite amongst at least a couple of people actually making the decision. Miami is the capitol of and gateway to Latin America, and Latin America has enormous potential for growth of ecommerce.
- cat199 9y agoplus direct access to ports on the atlantic..
- brewdad 9y agoWith the added bonus of it being completely underwater within 50 years!
- saosebastiao 9y agoMeh, the Dutch solved that problem hundreds of years ago.
- deevolution 9y agoThey also have a completely different mentality about the environment.
- ancientworldnow 9y agoThe Dutch didn't have to worry about living over porous limestone that floods directly out of the ground (sea walls or not).
- craftyguy 9y agoAnd direct exposure to hurricanes for the parts that are not underwater!