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Originally Posted by OrdoSeclorum
It turns out that Chicago, Philly and Raleigh were the top three choices for Amazon's HQ2 and that Bezos just made a decision with his gut.
Ignoring the specific details, the fundamentals as judged by Amazon exist and are real. These three locations are among the best choices for growth like this in the future, regardless of what happened in the Amazon situation. I believe Raleigh is getting a large new Apple R&D facility.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/13/b...rad-stone.html |
Not subscribed, so couldn't read the article, but based on your post, I feel like the Chicagoland area may be in an "awkward phase" where it's too big a player to be perceived as fresh, but not "sexy" enough to warrant indiscriminate investment like NYC or LA.
The smaller fish may have to catch up a bit before we can put the petal to the metal. Further erode any cost of living advantage. More traffic and other big city problems elsewhere could be necessary to accelerate the growth engine at home.