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HQ2: Amazon plans to split its second headquarters between two locations, each with 25,000 employees. A decision could come as soon as this week. -- (link*)

Posted by budice Nov 5 '18, 11:52

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https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/1059530850646351874 (twitter.com)

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all the tax incentives! -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 12:44
And I would think that greatly increases Chicago's chances because the third in the Midwest makes the most sense. -- nm - pmb Nov 5, 12:36
Honestly that's probably better for everyone involved. -- nm - pmb Nov 5, 12:35
Heh. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 5, 12:24
The idea of a company having a headquarters with 50k people is insane to me. - Will Hunting Nov 5, 12:14 1
- Trump! -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 12:16
Weird. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 5, 11:58 5
- tax incentives too great in each city? -- nm - Epiphany Nov 5, 11:59 4
  - To a degree I think it's the realization that it would overwhelm the infrastructure of any place they go. Also, I'm guessing there was more than one - pmb Nov 5, 12:42 2
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    - Plus, can you imagine finding 50k employees there worth having? -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 12:43
  - Down the road they can threaten each city with unifying in the other city to get more breaks. -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 12:28
Crystal City and...? -- nm - MDH Nov 5, 11:57 1
- in DC, at Bezos' house. -- nm - colin Nov 5, 12:00
Boxes of employees will be shipped overnight to those two cities. -- nm - Max Nov 5, 11:54 1
- for frrreeee -- nm - SyrDragon Nov 5, 12:30

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