I thought Amazon made it clear that only locales with a million+ population need apply...?
No way a state that went for Trump gets this deal.
Amazon to Capito ... “You voted against overturning Obamacare after promising to repeal it for seven years, so your word is worthless anyway. We’ll go someplace where the politicians are a little less phony.”
But if it means state and local taxpayers will be screwed by having to pay for the bribes to get Amazon to come, DON’T site in NYS.
I’m thinking W.Va. is going to come up a bit short on both the ‘downtown’ and the ‘airport’ requirements.
If Amazon wanted to think outside the box, they’d put Detroit on the list. Hub airport, downtown, cheap land. Not exactly a magnet for attracting the best employees, perhaps.
If I was running it for Amazon, I’d start with a list of hub cities, run a ‘show me the money’ round, and then shortlist and evaluate for employee desirability.
Would that turn West Virginia blue? If so, Capito should reneg on that LIKE NOW.
If the CEO is smart they will locate to the nearest Fed X facility. Major Fed X hub is Memphis.
I’ve heard that whore Capito comes pretty cheap!
Not likely—with one exception. If they would consider Martinsburg—and let everybody commute in from the DC area. But the average commute and distance to the airport would probably break the deal.