If I were Bezos, I would have chosen Binghamton NY. It has rail, highway, and airport and is economically depressed. They would give a huge deal and probably treat him like a living god.
Oh sure the techie masters of the universe all want to move to Binghamton.
The Binghamton mayor and city council folks would have had a heart attack each. You could have set the average salary at $45k each though, and made tons of money for local community. Then the first snowfall would have occurred, and half the Google-force would have evaporated.
2. Amazon competes with companies like Google and Microsoft for talent. How many people in that industry do you think would be willing to relocate to Binghamton from places like Seattle and Silicon Valley?
economically depressed is an understatement