And apparently also HQ3. From Time:
My money was on Virginia, but I didn't see NYC coming.A person familiar with the plans says Amazon will split its second headquarters between Long Island City in New York and Crystal City in northern Virginia.
The online retailer is expected to make an official announcement later Tuesday. The person was not authorized to speak publicly ahead of that announcement and spoke on condition of anonymity.
"Sapiens dicit: 'Ignoscere divinum est, sed noli pretium plenum pro pizza sero allata solvere.'" - Michelangelo
At least they won't screw up NYC by dragging a bunch of leftists there.
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Not another dime.
I know Atlanta was desperately trying to get HQ2 here and some reports seemed to indicate it was a lock.
I wonder how much influence the outcome of the midterms had in the decision.
“Conspiracy theories are just spoiler alerts these days.”
I would have a solid LOL if they unionized...
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While I appreciate the importance of new business to a region's long-term health. I also recognize the potential negative impact on a region. Amazon is a great west coast business that will do a nice job ruining a southern city. It won't happen immediately, but imported management and west coast ethos will surely poison the local community.
Besides, in my experience very few of these large companies give what they say they'll give back to the community. It's always, always, take the tax breaks, hire half the work force you said you'd hire, and minimal to no philanthropy back to the community. And that always pisses me off. No problem taking the tax dollars and no effort to give back. And they have no trouble turning their back on the politicians and organizers that recruited them when it becomes convenient.
In short, no big loss to southern cities, in my opinion. In fact, I think they avoided a real nightmare.
It’ll be interesting to see what the butcher’s bill comes out to in five and ten years. Things like HQ2 look good on a lobbyist resume, but tax payers get left holding the bag on hundreds of thousands in tax incentives and revenues per job created.
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LOL. You've never been to Crystal City, VA have you?Originally Posted by RevolverRob
It's a collection of office buildings near DC, hardly a bucolic Southern city. It's deep in "blue Virginia" and already subject to some of the worst traffic in the country. I doubt Amazon will have a material impact and may even improve the region, even if by accident.
Chris
Newly minted Democratic socialist congresswoman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez says New Yorkers are 'outraged' over Amazon tax break that could total $1.5 BILLION for hiring tens of thousands at new headquarters
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...tax-break.html
-Amazon has chosen two locations for its second headquarters, New York City and Northern Virginia
-Retail giant is also making Nashville a new operations hub
-Future congresswoman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez blasted Amazon.com and the New York City government on Tuesday
-She 's angry about a tax-relief agreement that lured the giant e-tailer to the Big Apple
-Ocasio-Cortez describes herself as a Democratic socialist
-She said on Twitter that she's skeptical Amazon won't let its new New York staff unionize, and wants the company to hire people in the neighborhood
I wouldn’t rule out politics in general, but reports were coming out about the locations selected prior to Election Day.
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Oh no, I don't care about what happens to VA or DC. As far as I am concerned, Virginia had its heyday prior to 1861 and has been on the downward slope ever since, the latest in midterm elections just reinforces that VA is the next Maryland.
I was mostly thinking about how Atlanta and Dallas dodged a bullet.
Unfortunately (?), Nashville was already done for, prior to being named an Amazon hub.
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