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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It looks like the MoCo site is a pretty leading candidate.  Apparently the majority owners are in advanced discussions with Amazon towards a deal and the minority owners are filing a lawsuit claiming that they are getting rooked in the deal.  We'll see how it turns out, but this lends credence to the idea that Amazon is very interested in the MoCo site.

[url]https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/08/03/possible-amazon-hq2-site-in-maryland-draws-another-lawsuit/[/url][/quote]

NOVA was always the logical choice.  Amazon left specific bread crumbs for months: the internal website report showing record number of staff viewing Arlington, VA award to the Economic Development position in NOVA.  Housing affordability never factors into corporate location.  That his only an employee consideration.  AMZN AWS is already in Northern Virginia instead of Jackson, MS due to talent availability.  Studies on corporate incentives show and housing affordability rank consistently at the bottom compared to talent and ease of doing business.  LA, Toronto, Austin, Denver, Boston, New York, DC etc. all have high cost housing, so why are they on Amazon's Top 20? Housing cost is a public relations ploy, but not actually considerec by big corporations.  Amazon lands in NOVA 90%.[/quote]

AWS cannot hire enough people and no one stays.  Its probably more than talent why they are there. If they paid enough, they could get people to move, no issue. Right now they have to bring in a lot of people on Visa's.[/quote]

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