Re:Amazon to Build Second HQ in North America
by metaphyze on Thursday September 07, 2017 @12:20PM
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I agree. There's a huge tech workforce in RTP, very good universities, affordable costs of living (which I suppose translates to affordable business property). Another indication: Take a look at the size of the Triangle AWS Meetup group on Meetup.com. It has 879 members.
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Re:Amazon to Build Second HQ in North America
by metaphyze on Thursday September 07, 2017 @12:24PM
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I've been to Pittsburgh too, and I do think that a possibility. One advantage that Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill has over Pittsburgh is weather. Amazon is very fault-tolerant minded. There's not much chance they'd need to close the facility in Raleigh because of a blizzard (although it has happened a few rare times).