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this is one i'm really hoping to see make it...

http://www.denverpost.com/2017/10/03/colorado-amazon-headquarters-locations/ This is how Colorado is going about the process. And directly to the point: http://www.denverpost.com/2017/09/12/denver-amazon-headquarters-bid-lessons-boeing/

that's fine for today, but we have a limited amount of space on this planet and an ever increasing number of people. that and eventually people will stop visiting your grave. anyway, cemeteries are enormous wastes, especially in city centers. you want to honor the dead, build a living park and put some memorial garden or whatever. charlotte has plenty of parks around as well as surface lots so it's not really pressing, but other cities have relocated cemeteries in the past with wonderful results.

i've said it before and i'll say it again. parks are better served for the living than the dead. move the dead so the living can use this space.

holy smokes, check out this brand spanking new proposal for denver... https://denverinfill.com/blog/2017/09/new-project-650-17th-street.html

Interesting question... How would Amazon locating in the triangle affect Charlotte?

Raleigh? https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-09-14/big-cities-aren-t-better-in-amazon-s-contest?cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_content=business&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social The more I read about this, the less of a dark horse it appears the triangle really is... In other news, Detroit is going all in today. Good luck to them I guess.

that thing is way bigger than the old CCB building.

https://www.geekwire.com/2017/amazon-angst-dominates-annual-seattle-chamber-meeting-city-leaders-make-long-shot-bid-hq2/ How about Seattle?

I don't know how they'd do that either, but it's obvious light rail will have to land in Raleigh eventually. Then again, if I was Amazon, I'd look really hard at Durham. Light rail is coming. Progressive values. Incredibly highly educated workforce. Big talent pool. Super hot...among most desirable places for people to move these days. Modern, hip, cool. I'd put a few bucks on RDU with some long odds if I could.

for anybody interested, the RINO district in Denver is probably the best downtown location Denver will be offering. We'll see of course, but if you want to know the competition, check it out. https://rinoartdistrict.org/ cool, modern, hip, new, very close to downtown, train line (on airport side of denver) etc. breweries and restaurants popping up daily. you know the drill...location would be unbeatable by any city in the world. Apparently Amazon went to the "RINO" of Seattle back in the day. Something to keep in mind. Also note how close Coors Field is to this location. Clayton Kershaw will be pitching tonight less than a mile from where the new Amazon HQ could be. Sorry the Braves let their team go. Having a downtown ballpark in Charlotte is a huge selling point, IMO.

lol, thanks for clarifying!

say what?

There are plenty of differences between the two cities, but as the downtown parts go, it's really more a matter of Charlotte being so much younger than Denver. Urban renewal and all, uptown Charlotte is kind of in the beginning stages of building itself into a mega city. It's all happening and Charlotte will eventually be the cosmopolitan city some think Amazon might want, but for now it's a banker's day city with limited options for residents. Just my opinion, but perceptions of Charlotte will grow and change over the next many years. Just look back at the skyline photos from 2000, or hell, even 2010. The transformation is incredible. As more and more people come in, you'll get more and more restaurants and hopefully other employers besides BOA. Let's face it, a city full of bankers isn't exactly a cultural melting pot.

as i noted yesterday, denver has it pretty good if their biggest issue is unemployment being too low. i've read a ton about this and the non experts seem to think Dallas, Denver, Boston, Washington, or Atlanta are the favorites. At least those are the consistent names i keep reading here. The triangle has to be a serious dark horse contender though. While it may be deemed too small, it has pretty much everything else going for it, especially if Raleigh throws in a light rail system with the proposal. The greater questions about politics are more interesting than the rest though. Does Bezos rule out the anti-gay states off the bat? Or does he go to Charlotte or someplace to help turn NC blue for good? We also aren't clear if they're going urban or suburban. It seems an urban campus is in the works, but these cities far and wide and bringing proposals with all kinds of options. If suburban is the pick, then all bets are off. It could be anywhere, with RTP probably being high on the list.

Denver definitely has a smog problem. Global warming is also going to affect a city like Denver quite a bit going forward and could be something Amazon considers. With that said, if you haven't been to Denver lately, you'd be surprised to see just how much it has grown in recent years. Colfax isn't really even on anybody's radar at this point.

Atlanta makes a lot of sense. I'd like their chances better if the Braves were still downtown though.

I will say this...a flight from Seattle to Denver is a lot easier than a flight from Seattle to Atlanta or Charlotte. Anyway, this Seattle Times columnist likes Dallas and Denver. These have been the two cities that have checked the most boxes for me when looking at what I think the criteria are. https://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon/amazons-second-headquarters-expect-the-unexpected/ I keep seeing references to culture and whatnot as being very important. Cool, progressive, hip, whatever. Is Charlotte ready to be known as a city like that? As noted above, what is it that Charlotte offers these young tech workers? Everything I keep reading about this seems to insist that being in a "cool" place is hugely important here. For example, I've seen it suggested multiple places that places with liberal marijuana laws might have a head start in this. Then there was this, apologies if I'm duplicating previous material. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/09/09/upshot/where-should-amazon-new-headquarters-be.html

http://legal-planet.org/2017/09/11/amazons-new-urban-headquarters-could-flip-a-red-state-to-blue/ cheyenne, wyoming is the obvious choice. bezos could not only flip a red state blue EASILY doing this, but he'd get the two senate seats with it.

Denver has it so good that the knock on them in this article is their unemployment is too low. lol

amazon will be going to a modern and progressive city. worrying about a trump voting population will not be an issue. perhaps that's a concern in north carolina, but not in other parts of the country that have a better understanding of facts.

ugliest building in new charlotte?

you have a hard time believing that somebody would jeopardize the livelihood of somebody else in the name of money? in my experience, that's pretty much the only way most people operate with some exceptions.

if they turned the boring beige stucco or whatever it is into brick this entire design could look awesome. they could do different colored brick combinations and/or designs along the way up and really make something unique without changing really much of anything.

i'll never live in one of these mega wooden match boxes. it's amazing how many of these things are out there and still going up.