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5 things you need to know about D-FW's bid for Amazon's HQ2
The Dallas Morning News ^ | October 4, 2017 | Maria Halkias and Arnessa Garrett

Posted on 10/05/2017 12:42:28 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Amazon has decided that its growth over the next 10 to 15 years requires a second headquarters, or HQ2. It's asking cities with populations of more than 1 million to submit proposals by Oct. 19. That has set off a frenzy from cities and states across the U.S. and Canada for its up to 50,000 new jobs and $5 billion investment over the next decade.

1. What does Amazon want?

A stable and business-friendly environment.

Urban or suburban locations with the potential to attract and retain strong technical talent.

Communities that think big and creatively when considering locations and real estate options.

Located within 45 minutes of an international airport and connected to mass transit.

8 million square feet of office space in nearby buildings, 100-acre site ready to build on or a combination of either in a pedestrian-friendly setting.....

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: amazon; corporatewelfare; dallas; globalism; jobs; texas
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To: Betty Jane

Collin, Denton or Tarrant County. Dallas County has gone blue.


41 posted on 10/06/2017 7:49:05 AM PDT by KMG365
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To: KMG365

She’s conservative and he’s a hipster wannabe who didn’t vote. She’s working on him. I like him, and there is hope,


42 posted on 10/06/2017 8:29:05 AM PDT by Betty Jane
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To: PAR35

Good point.


43 posted on 10/06/2017 5:00:02 PM PDT by MarMema
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To: Betty Jane

If I was them and buying, I’d look at the wedge of the Richardson school district that sticks well down into north Dallas east of Central, northeast Richardson between LBJ and Bush; the nicer areas of Garland and perhaps if they wanted to be out, Wylie given the work parameters.


44 posted on 10/07/2017 6:33:54 AM PDT by PAR35
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