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Old Posted Apr 24, 2018, 6:42 PM
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Originally Posted by orulz View Post
It's going to the DC area. Probably Northern Virginia. Not because they have the best bid or because it benefits Amazon's shareholders. Rather, because Jeff Bezos wants more political influence. The whole selection process has been a dog and pony show to get Northern Virginia to cough up some incentives.
This has been my growing belief as well as of late. With 3 bids in the DC area, though understandable since there are 3 different jurisdictions (MD, DC, VA) there, does somewhat make it seem like there is a disproportionate amount of focus on that region.

Hopefully Chicago gets some kind of consolation prize, like a beefed up Midwestern HQ or something around those lines...
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