Amazon announced on Thursday that it had reviewed precisely 238 proposals from Canada, Mexico and the United States to set up their second headquarters – and has whittled it down to the following 20 cities (none of which are in Mexico, as if.):
- Atlanta, GA
- Austin, TX
- Boston, MA
- Chicago, IL
- Columbus, OH
- Dallas, TX
- Denver, CO
- Indianapolis, IN
- Los Angeles, CA
- Miami, FL
- Montgomery County, MD
- Nashville, TN
- Newark, NJ
- New York City, NY
- Northern Virginia, VA
- Philadelphia, PA
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Raleigh, NC
- Toronto, ON
- Washington D.C.
The winning city will enjoy whatever a $5 billion and 50,000 projected jobs working for the richest man IN HISTORY brings to a metropolitan community.
Amazon expects to make a decision this year, as it will be evaluating each city based on the criteria in it’s Request for Proposal (RFP):
In the coming months, Amazon will work with each of the candidate locations to dive deeper into their proposals, request additional information, and evaluate the feasibility of a future partnership that can accommodate the company’s hiring plans as well as benefit its employees and the local community. Amazon expects to make a decision in 2018.
“”Thank you to all 238 communities that submitted proposals. Getting from 238 to 20 was very tough – all the proposals showed tremendous enthusiasm and creativity. Through this process we learned about many new communities across North America that we will consider as locations for future infrastructure investment and job creation,” said Amazon Public Policy spokeswoman Holly Sullivan.
Amazon said that in addition to direct hiring and investment, construction and ongoign operation of HQ2 is expected to create tens of thousands of additional jobs and tens of billions of dollars in additional investment in the surrounding community.
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Obviously the city with the largest number of queers calling the shots. Slave labor and homeless tent cities go hand in hand.
Nah it will be a small southern conservative city that Bezos can invade with 50,000 weirdos, perverts and illegals from San Francisco, taking over the City government in order to introduce transgender toilets across the state,
Please stay the fuck out of Austin.
How could there be any doubt it would be Washington D.C.? No more sleeping around with the deep state. Commitment and proper wedding band and vows are in the cards.
I reckon it will be Raleigh. Small conservative southern city that is also the state Capital. Gives Bezos the ability to control the whole state, no? Let’s see what happens. Raleigh will be the new San Francisco and North Carolina the new Southern California.
In any case, the Amazon tumor is metastasizing.
Toronto. They all really suck but at least it’s a different jurisdiction with flights out.
PS. I hate Toronto deeply.
L.A.? In the most unfriendly business state? They must have put that on there to appease Californians. No business that size would open in this state. Heck even Tesla bailed.
You can bet and check odds:
http://www.paddypower.com/bet?action=go_event&category=SPECIALS&ev_class_id=45&ev_type_id=22711&ev_id=13023353&force_racing_css=&ev_desc=Where%20will%20Amazon%20build%20their%20Second%20Headquarters?:
as close to Langley as possible so his bosses don’t have to travel far to give him his orders in person
The bus stops will never be the same. Fuckers can be problematic in decent small towns. Where ever his Lordship decides to take the Trannie dump.
Chicago – Rahm will do ANYTHING
Amazon HQ2: Sodom in search of a Gomorrah.
I hope nyc, they deserve it!
Incredible how insane you alll are
Denver.. I know that Amazon is buying “large” parking lot space in downtown Denver.
It’ll be Indianapolis. Pro-Business conservative government, centrally located, and low cost of living.
Austin, warm year round.
No hurricanes, earthquakes, snow, ice, or unions.
2 good private colleges, 2 big state colleges.
Beautiful clear water lakes, limestone formations.
Cheap hydro-electric plants
And it’s already screwed up.
Whatever happens, just remember that, unlike Foxconn, you’ll have to bring your own suicide net – until your robot replacement arrives.
Paddy Power Odds
Boston 3/1
Atlanta 7/2
Austin 7/2
Montgomery County 8/1
Pittsburgh 8/1
Washington DC 10/1
New York City 14/1
Philadelphia 14/1
Toronto 14/1
Chicago 16/1
Denver 16/1
Newark 16/1
Columbus 20/1
Dallas 20/1
Indianapolis 20/1
Los Angeles 20/1
Miami 20/1
Nashville 20/1
Northern Virginia 20/1
Raleigh 20/1
@mettaleg: Boston wins if they offer huge taxpayer subsidies. Otherwise it is just too expensive to build there plus salaries will be very high. This does not fit the Amazon modus operandi. Surprised that Northern Virginia is so out of the odds as a suburb of DC.
Someone on the inside at Amazon is going to make a killing. I don’t think it would be illegal for insiders to make wagers on this. It’s not insider trading and there certainly wouldn’t be any corporate policies against betting on the outcome….as long as it’s done anonymously and doesn’t create a leak ahead of their announcement.
PLEASE NO BOSTON PLEASE NO BOSTON PLEASE NO BOSTON
Boston is too old, crumbling infrastructure, behind the times
Boston is too cold
Boston has corrupt politicians
Boston has corrupt unions
Cannot openly carry firearms
Bezos is the largest landowner in TX
The West is clean and new, fresh with no corruption and building is a breeze. No unions or politicians to grease, their building would go up in 1 year instead of 10.
One of my idiot senators from CT was all over this on Facebook a couple of months ago. HARTFORD. LOL.
North Virginia, Washington DC and Montogmery County. May as well combine the 3 together, you have your winner right there