Amazon HQ2 thread

[Sun Belt]

Originally Posted by R1070

Where's Dallas on that list?

Dallas is there. It's clumped together with Austin and Houston. Grade: B- Click the link, it seems to be ranking overall regions like Texas and North Carolina.

In NC, it has Charlotte, Greensboro-High Point, Raleigh-Durham as one proposal.

CNBC used they're own 'top states for business' rankings as a contributing factor for their latest list. Texas and North Carolina are top states, therefore all cities within those states that had proposals are clumped together?? I don't get it.


https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/20/these-cities-may-win-war-for-amazons-new-headquarters.html

Analysis from CNBC's America's Top States for Business and the U.S. Census Bureau gives high grades to a number of southern cities with strong economies and workforces.

Austin/Houston/Dallas
The aforementioned Mr. Bezos grew up in Houston. Again, not part of our analysis. But the Lone Star State offers a host of advantages should Amazon decide to locate there. No state has a more developed infrastructure, and few offer more options for higher education. Plus, Texas is generous when it comes to incentives. A Moody's Analytics study in September listed Austin as the most likely winner of HQ2.

But the sluggish energy economy has hit Texas' once pristine finances, hurting the state in the stability department. And quality of life, including a lack of inclusiveness — not to mention a lack of health insurance — could be a problem.