Amazon: The Thread | 5,000 Jobs | 1M SQFT in Nashville Yards

[markhollin]

Amazon.com Inc.'s second headquarters will largely benefit the winning city's credit and economic outlook despite some concerns about putting too many real estate holdings and hires in one place.

That's the conclusion of a report from S&P Global Ratings. It said the 50,000 high-paying jobs that come with the HQ2 project would strengthen the winning area's per capita purchasing power — the amount of money residents have to spend after taxes and other deductions.

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2018/02/01/s-p-city-that-lands-amazons-hq2-open-to-risks.html

[WebberThomas4]

 

[Guest]

One of the knocks on Nashville's feasibility to land AHQ2 is our lack of technical professionals. I think the sword cuts both ways and on of the biggest advantages for Nashville is our low cost of living.

http://cbsloc.al/2FZ1unA

[Ingram]

54 minutes ago, nashville_bound said:

One of the knocks on Nashville's feasibility to land AHQ2 is our lack of technical professionals. I think the sword cuts both ways and on of the biggest advantages for Nashville is our low cost of living.

http://cbsloc.al/2FZ1unA

 

99% of the comments were spot on.

[PaulChinetti]

9 minutes ago, Ingram said:

 

99% of the comments were spot on.

Spot on insanity, yeesh, reads like a bunch of crazies.

[SoundScan]

Retirees moving from a high cost of living area to a low cost of living area--shocking.

P.S. my fiance and I are moving to the Bay Area at the end of this month--so there's at least two people countering the "mass exodus" haha.

[samsonh]

27 minutes ago, SoundScan said:

Retirees moving from a high cost of living area to a low cost of living area--shocking.

P.S. my fiance and I are moving to the Bay Area at the end of this month--so there's at least two people countering the "mass exodus" haha.

Yeah those places have a high cost of living because they are great places to live. Bay area is amazing

Edited February 9, 2018 by samsonh

[Guest]

Guys, yes there was a retiree moving from San Jose to Nashville...but the bigger part of the story was the exorbitant living costs driving away technical talent. This of course prompted my assertion that Nashville's cost of living would play a big role if we were to land AHQ2. 

[SoundScan]

I would argue that the high cost of living is primarily driving away the technical "talent" that perhaps can't cut it in an area that attracts the best and brightest.

[Guest]

Possibly, yet there are only so many Google, and Palantir positions....and even they are building housing so their employees can afford housing.  I would venture the lion's share of the Amazon HQ2 positions would not require technically innovative positions (though there will be some required), but more mundane technically competent positions.

[Dale]

Affordability is hipster-hip these days.

[Neigeville2]

8 hours ago, PaulChinetti said:

Spot on insanity, yeesh, reads like a bunch of crazies.

You're right, full of crazies, some right-wing site must've linked to this.  Still, places like coastal California, New York, London, most of the European capitals apparently, have simply got to find a way to address the problem of affordability.  They are on a non-sustainable trajectory, just like healthcare, higher education, and pharmaceuticals,probably other areas of our economy.  The economic statistics for coastal California are over the top-productivity thru the roof, economy the size of France with far fewer people-but the average house in San Jose is over $1,000,000.  

One possibility is high speed commuter rail, connecting communities out 50-200 miles to the economic vitality created by large, dense metropolises,  I think this may be happening in Italy, Spain and France, but given America's ambivalent feelings about investing in the future I'm not optimistic it can happen here.

LOLing at the bitter woman in the video, anyway.  I hope that's not typical of what's headed here.

 

Edited February 10, 2018 by Neigeville2

[titanhog]

34 minutes ago, Neigeville2 said:

You're right, full of crazies, some right-wing site must've linked to this. 

 

You meant to say left-wing.

[ruraljuror]

2 hours ago, titanhog said:

You meant to say left-wing.

Did you read the comments?  You may disagree about whether they are crazy or not, but they are definitely not left-wing.

Edited February 10, 2018 by ruraljuror

[titanhog]

1 hour ago, ruraljuror said:

Did you read the comments?  You may disagree about whether they are crazy or not, but they are definitely not left-wing.

I read YOUR comments...and my comment is based solely on the fact that this website is becoming more and more like Facebook where mocking others' political beliefs is now accepted and not deleted by moderators.   I actually hate the "left wing / right wing" crap.  I delete it from my FB feed...and would love if the members here could refrain from pointing fingers and spiraling another thread into "you are wrong...I am right."  We're not going to solve any political differences on this website.  I only comment to those who post anti-conservative remarks to let others know there are several members on this site  who loves Urban planning who are not liberals.

[fishsticks176]

Just now, titanhog said:

I read YOUR comments...and my comment is based solely on the fact that this website is becoming more and more like Facebook where mocking others' political beliefs is now accepted and not deleted by moderators.   I actually hate the "left wing / right wing" crap.  I delete it from my FB feed...and would love if the members here could refrain from pointing fingers and spiraling another thread into "you are wrong...I am right."  We're not going to solve any political differences on this website.  I only comment to those who post anti-conservative remarks to let others know there are several members on this site  who loves Urban planning who are not liberals.

I agree with your sentiments here, but in defense of Neigeville2 and ruraljuror, every comment on that linked article was about how "libtards ruin everthing". Calling them extreme right-wing comments wasn't so much an insult as it was just sheer observation.

[markhollin]

OK everyone.  Let's get back on topic.  Thanks.  

[nashvylle]

Take it for what it's worth...

https://www.inc.com/chris-matyszczyk/the-unexpected-city-thats-new-favorite-to-host-amazons-second-headquarters.html?cid=search

 

 

[Flatrock]

2 hours ago, nashvylle said:

Take it for what it's worth...

https://www.inc.com/chris-matyszczyk/the-unexpected-city-thats-new-favorite-to-host-amazons-second-headquarters.html?cid=search

 

 

Once again: Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm...

Thanks for sharing, Nashvylle!

[Binbin98]

https://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2018/02/08/how-labor-markets-in-amazons-hq2-finalist-cities-stack-up/

You can’t read this article unless you are a Wall Street journal subscriber, but it’s a good read about why sunbelt markets such as Austin, Raleigh and yes Nashville have the advantage when it comes to labor market growth and availability. This is good news I feel because many have been skeptics of nashville’s Ability to provide educated workers if amazon moved here.

[nashvylle]

http://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-drops-hq2-hint-arlington-virginia-2018-2

I can see somewhere outside of DC as a possibility, but I still would like Nashville to have Amazon HQ2. 

[MidTenn1]

 

Wouldn't that be a great location for a major US Corporation looking to expand their footprint?  Hmm...    Looking at you, Bezos.

Isn't most of this city owned? ^^^^^

[PaulChinetti]

I'd imagine they would want to move the sewage treatment plant too, it's gets stinky over there in the summer if the wind is blowing in the right direction, haha.

We could get another bridge across the river there too! That would be nice.

[Buildtall]

The part closest to the interstate I believe is privately owned and from the boat dock south is the new metro water solid waste treatment plant which is less than 10 years old. 

[smeagolsfree]

Never going to move the water treatment facility, as a matter of fact Metro is about to spend another 100 million or so at the facility.