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Originally Posted by subterranean
I said this earlier. Paul Allen once wanted to try and convince officials to move the Port of Seattle to Tacoma and develop that area into a mixed use neighborhood. Makes me wonder...
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Amazon isn't leaving Seattle anytime soon even with increasing costs.
People seem to be glancing over this but I think the biggest factor in Amazon's decision would be the operational risk brought upon by a natural disaster. If "the big one" were to rock Seattle tomorrow, Amazon's supply chain would be in ruin and not only cripple the company, but create a ripple effect and damage the national economy as a result. Creating a second HQ ensures stability, allows Amazon to be operational, and leaves their supply chain mostly intact in the wake of such an event.
Hence this probably favors an inland metro ala Chicago, Atlanta, DC, etc even more because they aren't nearly as prone to natural disaster and thus the operational risk on their ecosystem isn't nearly as great
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