Following the (Bike) Trail to Amazon’s Second Headquarters
- 7 years ago
Following the (Bike) Trail to Amazon’s Second Headquarters
Amazon cites logistics as “critically important,” specifically the presence of an international airport
that offers direct flights to Seattle, Washington, New York and San Francisco.
In order, they are Boston, Washington, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Ore., New York, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Chicago and Baltimore.
Still, Amazon’s stated objectives and past behavior — along with interviews with people working with the company on the selection process (none of whom were willing to be named because of their Amazon ties)
and corporate governance and location experts — yield some insights into what factors the retailer values most highly and where the new headquarters may end up.
I.T., Boston College, Boston University, but Baltimore offers Johns Hopkins University and Toronto has the University of Toronto and York University.
A score of 100 is equal to the United States baseline, so costs in a city with a score of 105
are 5 percent higher than the baseline; cities with a score of 95 are 5 percent lower.
Amazon cites logistics as “critically important,” specifically the presence of an international airport
that offers direct flights to Seattle, Washington, New York and San Francisco.
In order, they are Boston, Washington, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Ore., New York, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Chicago and Baltimore.
Still, Amazon’s stated objectives and past behavior — along with interviews with people working with the company on the selection process (none of whom were willing to be named because of their Amazon ties)
and corporate governance and location experts — yield some insights into what factors the retailer values most highly and where the new headquarters may end up.
I.T., Boston College, Boston University, but Baltimore offers Johns Hopkins University and Toronto has the University of Toronto and York University.
A score of 100 is equal to the United States baseline, so costs in a city with a score of 105
are 5 percent higher than the baseline; cities with a score of 95 are 5 percent lower.