2. 7 cities/ metros in the Bos-Wash POWER Corridor, 3 in Metro DC, 2 in Greater NY, Plus Boston and Philly
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1. Few surprises on the #AmazonHQ2 Shortlist:
Atlanta
Austin
Boston
Chicago
ColumbusDallas
Denver
Indianapolis
Los Angeles
Miami
Montgomery County
Nashville,
Newark
New York City
Northern Virginia
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Raleigh
Toronto
D.C.https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/01/18/amazon-names-top-20-finalists-second-headquarters-race/1040710001/ …
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3. Almost HALF along the Eastern Seaboard ...
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4. All of my
@rotmanschool MBA class shortlist made the#Amazon shortlist (rank-ordered) Toronto Boston Chicago New York Washington D.C. Atlanta AustinShow this thread -
5. Few if any surprises on the list, perhaps Indianapolis & Columbus. Columbus has OSU, state capitol & huge creative class. Indy has dynamic economic development leadership as laid out in The New Localism ... Also provide geographic diversity to the short list.
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6. My original shortlist. Top 3 DC, Toronto & Chicago. My 2nd tier: Dallas, Atlanta, Twin Cities, Denver, Boston, Philly ...My sleepers: Detroit as well as some less well served airport locations like Pittsburgh, Nashville and Austin. I later added NY: https://storify.com/richard_florida/my-take-on-amazon-hq2 …
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@profgalloway had one choice when I asked him: NY, NY & NY:https://www.citylab.com/life/2017/11/big-tech-and-the-city/546827/ …Show this thread -
8. I now lean toward NY & DC metros, tho I would not discount LA. I'd add that not just my students but two outside surveys of site selectors & ec-dev professionals chose Toronto
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9. Also great to see all of my various "homes" on the list: Newark, Columbus, Pittsburgh, DC, Toronto, NY & Miami ...
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10. Amazon has narrowed the list. But it has detailed information on sites in 218 additional communities, highly detailed information on thousands of sites for warehouses, logistics facilities, distribution, offices etc etc.
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11. The 20 finalists would be well-served by making a pact to NO INCENTIVES. These mayors and economic professionals know one another & can do it. One of a number of professional organizations could sponsor.
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@amazon should recalibrate and say it does not want incentives & will work as a partner with these communities to address their issues & challenges of affordable housing, transit, low wage jobs etc. https://www.citylab.com/equity/2017/10/a-tale-of-two-cities-and-two-companies/543405/ …https://www.ft.com/content/59a6cf64-b5a5-11e7-8007-554f9eaa90ba …Show this thread -
13. More than anything else, the
#amazonHQ2 shortlist reinforces the overwhelming reality of winner-take-all urbanism. These are 20 big winners in the new economy. Also reflective of Newark's long-run locational upside.Show this thread
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