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> We are thrilled to have them. The royal We? Your comment would read better if you didn't claim to speak for some group - presumably anyone living within a f
by abraae 7y ago
> We are thrilled to have them.
The royal We?
Your comment would read better if you didn't claim to speak for some group - presumably anyone living within a few miles of the HQ2 site. I'm sure that many people could be found there that strongly disagree with your confident predictions:
> We have subsidize part of their expansion, but the growth will pay back that investment in 5-7 years.
- victor9000 7y agoA similar story played out here in Seattle. Amazon transformed SLU into a business hub, bringing tens of thousands of high paying jobs to a previously underdeveloped neighborhood.
- aweiland 7y agoCrystal City is hardly underdeveloped.
- JackFr 7y ago'We' might refer to his family friends and neighbors, whom he probably knows better than you.
- silicon2401 7y agoWithout his clarification, "might" is just speculation, and he could equally have tried to speak for all people in his area.
- paxswill 7y agoMost of the incentives are tied to specific goals; the bulk of the money is tied to specific numbers of jobs being added above a certain pay level (I think it was 25k jobs with an average salary over $100k/year, but haven’t gone back to find the article). Other incentives are contingent on revenues from a specific tax (hotel rooms I think) going up. The other big incentive isn’t Amazon exclusive: building a new campus for Virginia Tech nearby and increased funding for STEM education within the state.