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I haven't read or seen any reports of other cities who have offered proposals being visited.
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That is because the local economic development community is terrible at keeping secrets and the Express-News doesn't help. Often times projects of this size and caliber are worked confidentially until a final site is selected. Take a look at Google Fiber as an example of one that worked and that Japanese aerospace project as one that crashed and burned.
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Originally Posted by sirkingwilliam
Also, it has been said that Tesla will do considerable training. Also, if you thought Toyota brought in people from across the country to apply for jobs, the Tesla application process will be insane.
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That is very true. But importing talent is never as good as having a ready supply. If you know your business needs Xtalent you want to be near a place that already produces a steady supply.
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Originally Posted by sirkingwilliam
However, if a large tech savvy workforce were really as important you assume, it's awfully odd that the four states vying for the plant are Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Nevada.
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Fair point. There are a lot of moving parts in this one, so labor shortage could be trumped by more important items. There are some things you can't change like geography. I believe for this one they need a very large flat tract of land for the plant and where they can also produce renewable energy (solar or wind). On top of that it needs to have direct transport access to their car production facility in Norther Cali. Those geographic needs point pretty well at the Southwest.
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You would think California and Washington would be in play.
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It's been well reported that regulatory issues in CA have removed it from the list. I have no idea if WA could be a contender.