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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@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 -
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#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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I think a no-incentives pact is a great idea, Richard. Unfortunately, it’s probably going to turn into a nauseatingly ugly bidding war akin to an NFL team trying to extract a shiny new stadium from communities.
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Agree on incentives. The 20 must also jointly require Amazon real estate development and operations to be carbon neutral. Please let’s not forget looming climatastrophe.
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Combine “Which city ticks the most boxes?” with “Which city would benefit the most from Amazon’s presence?” and you get Newark. No other city has Newark’s infrastructure and location combined with such a weak economy.
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What is Newark's tech employee, data center and Internet infrastructure like? Ashburn, VA area gives them the best-class of all of that, plus Dulles International.
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Agreed, I hope Toronto is not that desperate, even if the Americans are
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@ELGL50 would be a great sponsor for this.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Tax incentives for moving businesses from one part of the country to another should be banned. They're subsidies, paid for by the residents of the state, and only go to big companies and their shareholders. It's a corporate entitlement.
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Amazon should be picking the new site on an AREA that would benefit from having it....not what an area GIVES to Amazon
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