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> I thought that Amazon wanted an east coast presence, not mid-country Amazon never said this, so unsure why you think this.
by cthalupa 9y ago
> I thought that Amazon wanted an east coast presence, not mid-country
Amazon never said this, so unsure why you think this.
- devonkim 9y agohttps://atlanta.curbed.com/2018/1/29/16946010/amazon-hq2-headquarters-atlanta-shortlist https://atlanta.curbed.com/2018/1/29/16946010/amazon-hq2-hea... The five primary criteria driving Amazon’s decision, per GBH, include: 1. “East Coast presence.” 2. “Thriving engineering/surrounding university infrastructure and student pipeline.” 3. “Transportation hub with major growth potential.” ...
- theli0nheart 9y agoHmm. Those criteria you posted aren't coming from Amazon, they're just the invented criteria of a single analyst at GHB Insights [1], a market research firm based in NYC. I don't think Amazon has made it public as to which criteria it's using to make this decision. [1] https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/22/gbh-insights-atlanta-and-others-are-likely-to-get-amazons-new-hq.html https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/22/gbh-insights-atlanta-and-oth...