Toronto wishes it was New York. Montreal is much nicer
I agree 100%
Also North American could mean MEXICO. Boom …/
wouldnt write off mexico either. i hear those ppl are dirt cheap.
As I stated before, I think DC and Boston are the front runners, but I’m not dismissing a Canadian city. However, I imagine the folks at Amazon know a little bit about negotiating, so even if they’ve already decided on a city it gives them the most leverage to have as many cities as possible responding to the RFP. I wouldn’t dismiss places like Nashville or Charlotte either
^yep read that in an article. amazon basically saying everyone has an equal chance. all lies. they prolly already kno which five they want, and using everyone else as bargaining chips
AMZN doesn’t make a profit nor does it seem to be in a rush to do so. So ironically, corporate taxes may not play that big of a role in their decision making.
when it finally starts making profits, it is better to make those profits in canada. that would be the ultimate dis to the US. grow and become a corporate superpower in the US and then start paying tax somewhere else when profitability finally arrives. haha.
More likely amazon will set up in a good American town town than any of these canadian fur outposts 
…they probalby want to be near civalization 
As always, Franky, astute points delivered capably.
there is no point to making a profit, if people are cool with you sustaining losses for the sake of market share.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzAdXyPYKQo
its not about what you earn, its how much you’re worth! 
None of the writers for that show knew the difference between revenue and net income? newbs…
AMZN has been making a profit for a couple of years now, and has had positive cash flow for at least 3 years.
Exactly. I suspect that they have already decided on one or two places. Also, they will not treat the auction process fairly, as they will give a last look to their location of preference. Let’s say they want to have their office in DC. They will call up the DC committee later and give them an offer to match the terms of the other cities. So, 90% of places who are submitting bids are basically “jobbers” or jabronis.
It’s gotta be Beantown. Makes the most sense for them
I’d say, don’t underestimate Amazon’s need for cultural fit, lifestyle, and “cool factor” of the city they choose. Their #1 and #2 priorities are probably ability to attract talent optimized for cost, and where their executives lobby to move, even if for personal or subjective reasons. It would not be out of the blue for them to even choose somewhere really expensive, even like NYC, if it gives them a channel to attract the best workers that they want.
fb opened an AI lab in montreal. +1 canadia
They didn’t want to risk having the AI infected by natural intelligence.
Tech office is not the same as business office and has much different priorities.
didnt know nyc had a tech scene. i thought it was all finance with nyu, columbia, and cornell.
google, fbook, uber, etc have big presence in NYC