Indianapolis Among Amazon 'HQ2' Finalists

[IrishSon of Liberty]

Last night Fort Wayne news was reporting that it was down to three cities; Chicago, Indy, & Columbus, OH.

Personally, I think Chicago is out. Tons of businesses are fleeing Chicago due to taxes & high operating costs. Likewise, they even tax the airspace over O'Hare airport now. That tells me it'll be located along I-70 one way or another.

 

[Denny347]

Increasingly, this is like saying Novi or Dearborn is not Detroit. When you drive between those cities, it's a difference without much of a distinction.

The doughnut counties/cities like to be thought of as "Indianapolis" when it comes to making money. When it comes to crime they trip over each other to distance themselves from Indy, " We are not Indy, that kind of stuff doesn't happen here in ...(Fishers, Carmel, Greenwood, Greenfield, Avon, ect)

 

[Kutnupe14]

The doughnut counties/cities like to be thought of as "Indianapolis" when it comes to making money. When it comes to crime they trip over each other to distance themselves from Indy, " We are not Indy, that kind of stuff doesn't happen here in ...(Fishers, Carmel, Greenwood, Greenfield, Avon, ect)

The Golden Ghetto proudly maintains its sovereignty from the Indy, and the the donut pretenders.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

The doughnut counties/cities like to be thought of as "Indianapolis" when it comes to making money. When it comes to crime they trip over each other to distance themselves from Indy, " We are not Indy, that kind of stuff doesn't happen here in ...(Fishers, Carmel, Greenwood, Greenfield, Avon, ect)

I'm sure you're right. I hear the same sort of stuff from folks from not-Detroit.

 

[Mounty09]

https://www.indystar.com/story/news...polis-go-there-5-potential-places/1049486001/

Interesting article talking about locations in Indy that would be possibilities.

 

[wakproductions]

Do you think if Amazon moves here we might lose Indiana gun culture because the city of Indianapolis will grow in density and shift the state toward more leftist policies?

 

[hoosierdoc]

No

 

[Ark]

Please, no. The last thing I want is for housing costs to explode and a bunch of Amazon jerkoffs to come swarming into the state expecting to bring the West Coast's oppressive restrictions with them.

 

[SwikLS]

The rumor was that the reason Holcomb was pushing hate crime laws after that spray painting thing in Carmel (or where ever it was) was to make IN look more appealing to Amazon.

That plus the AG Hill incident and he has already lost my vote in his next primary.

 

[wakproductions]

The rumor was that the reason Holcomb was pushing hate crime laws after that spray painting thing in Carmel (or where ever it was) was to make IN look more appealing to Amazon.

That plus the AG Hill incident and he has already lost my vote in his next primary.

Wow. When politicians get involved in stuff like that it just makes the problem worse. Most of the time it has nothing to do with hate its just stupid bored kids doing stupid things because it gets attention. When it makes the news and everyone's outraged about it it feeds the problem.

Please, no. The last thing I want is for housing costs to explode and a bunch of Amazon jerkoffs to come swarming into the state expecting to bring the West Coast's oppressive restrictions with them.

Yeah that's how I feel about it. Just more crowds downtown, price and tax inflation, and the big city problems I wanted to get away from when I left Chicago! Plus Bezos will be throwing money around here now to influence the political climate like he does in both Washingtons.

 

[DocIndy]

We have bid the new Amazon facility... Looks like Greenwood might be the winner. New facility possibly planned for I65/Worthsville road area.

 

[MontanaAreaCode]

Great now Jeff Bezos is gonna have Alexas all over the state, listening to our conversations, flyin drones over my house. You think a drone knows what birdshot is? Fly one over my house it'll figure out real quick.

 

[Spear Dane]

Please no no no no.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Please no no no no.

This. Our perfect outcome is for them to choose somewhere else, but smaller, less douche-y companies might say "What? Amazon had them on the short list? Lets check them out because they have to be pretty good for that."

We would be better served for 50 multi-million dollar companies coming in than one (multi?) billion company.

After all, what happens when somebody un-seats Amazon? Thats a LOT of jobs lost. Eggs in one basket and all...

 

[fullmetaljesus]

Fantastic, my property value with go up, and it could be great opportunity for a career move.

 

[Tanfodude]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddr...ce-will-come-by-end-of-2018-report/ar-BBNl61q

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Can't find a link, but WTHR is reporting that Amazon is building a new facility in Greenwood. Not HQ2 but another distribution center or something. Supposed to bring 1000+ jobs.

 

[bwframe]

Amazon to choose two cities instead of one for HQ2 project, newspaper says

 

[bwframe]

HQ2: Amazon picks New York City and Washington, D.C., for its new headquarters

 

[actaeon277]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/ocasio-co...135522664.html
Ocasio-Cortez Claims New Yorkers Are ‘Outraged’ Over Opening of New Amazon Headquarters


Holy crap!
I actually agree with her.... a bit.
I disagree with municipalities giving tax breaks to individual businesses.
Give it to all, or none.

On the other hand.
All those PEOPLE WITH JOBS will pay taxes, which will go towards fixing that crumbling infrastructure she's talking about.
If Amazon goes someplace else, then it takes with it ALL THE TAXES that would have been paid.