Amazon looking for a location to have a 2nd HQ

[Ousb]

il y a 54 minutes, peekay a dit :

Did you catch their "error" on page 24? Look at the rank of cities in the first table! All messed up!!! I hope Amazon throws their POS proposol in the garbage where it belongs! In my view it is a race between Boston and Montreal. 

Plus it seems like they are litterally comparing the Toronto Region to cities..

[peekay]

Toronto's proposal is laughable and ridiculous. Full of discrepancies. I am certain Amazon's higher ups are smart and can see through the BS. 

[Rusty]

I sense that Toronto really really  wants it .....  I find the pitch good, yet does not resemble Seattle at all ....  does anyone have Montreal pitch ?

[nephersir7]

Les médias torontois... 

Trudeau pens letter to Amazon founder as bids for HQ2 continue

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stands during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Sept. 18, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

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Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press 
Published Thursday, October 19, 2017 2:33PM EDT 
Last Updated Thursday, October 19, 2017 8:10PM EDT

TORONTO -- As Canadian cities compete with each other -- and dozens of jurisdictions south of the border -- for Amazon's new $5-billion headquarters, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has pitched Canada to the company's founder.

In a letter addressed to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Trudeau makes a general case why any prospective Canadian suitors could prove attractive as the retail behemoth's next corporate home.

Trudeau's letter, which starts with "Dear Jeff," does not single out any of the bidding cities, which include major centres like Toronto, Vancouver and Ottawa alongside acknowledged longshots like Halifax and Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.

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et à la toute fin de l'article....

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Other Canadian centres bidding for HQ2 are Edmonton, Winnipeg, Montreal and Hamilton.

http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/trudeau-pens-letter-to-amazon-founder-as-bids-for-hq2-continue-1.3639847

[ScarletCoral]

Il y a 2 heures, LindbergMTL a dit :

Je ne vois aucune chance d'obtenir le gros lot Amazon à l'extérieur des E.U.  Pouvez-vous imaginer la campagne anti Amazon de Trump et ses supporteurs si Amazon décidait de venir ici?  Voyons donc!

Au contraire, avec le décret anti-immigration sur certains pays de Trump, si Amazon veut attirer les meilleurs cerveaux au monde, il est mieux de s'installer à l'extérieur des É-U. Google, Apple, Facebook et Microsoft  sont déjà contre ce décret.

[peekay]

 

21 minutes ago, nephersir7 said:

Les médias torontois... 

Trudeau pens letter to Amazon founder as bids for HQ2 continue

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stands during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Sept. 18, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

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Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press 
Published Thursday, October 19, 2017 2:33PM EDT 
Last Updated Thursday, October 19, 2017 8:10PM EDT

TORONTO -- As Canadian cities compete with each other -- and dozens of jurisdictions south of the border -- for Amazon's new $5-billion headquarters, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has pitched Canada to the company's founder.

In a letter addressed to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Trudeau makes a general case why any prospective Canadian suitors could prove attractive as the retail behemoth's next corporate home.

Trudeau's letter, which starts with "Dear Jeff," does not single out any of the bidding cities, which include major centres like Toronto, Vancouver and Ottawa alongside acknowledged longshots like Halifax and Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.

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et à la toute fin de l'article....

http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/trudeau-pens-letter-to-amazon-founder-as-bids-for-hq2-continue-1.3639847

^ vomit. I don`t know what is worse, the fact that they purposefully omitted Montreal at the top of the article or that they had no quote or story about Montreal`s bid.

[LindbergMTL]

il y a 8 minutes, ScarletCoral a dit :

Au contraire, avec le décret anti-immigration sur certains pays de Trump, si Amazon veut attirer les meilleurs cerveaux au monde, il est mieux de s'installer à l'extérieur des É-U.

Oui seulement si Jeff Bezos veut se lancer en campagne electorale.   Sinon, oublie ca.

[jesseps]

If it does land in Canada, I have a feeling it be Toronto-Hamilton they already have a Whole Foods

We will only know who won the RFP in 2019, so time will tell.

 

[nephersir7]

Amazon HQ2 : Greater Montréal has officially submitted its bid

October 20, 2017

• Foreign Investments
• Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
• Press Releases

Montréal, October 20, 2017 – Hubert Bolduc, President and CEO of Montréal International, personally delivered Greater Montréal’s bid for Amazon’s second North American headquarters yesterday in Seattle. (#Amazon HQ2 / #HQ2MTL).

Tasked by the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal (CMM) and supported by the Government of Québec, Montréal International presented a distinct and ambitious proposal to the global e-commerce giant.

Amazon could invest over $5 billion in the construction of its new headquarters and hire up to 50,000 new employees.

“The whole team stepped up its efforts in the past few weeks to highlight all the know-how and creativity Greater Montréal has to offer. The city is one of the most tech-forward in the world and that is attractive to Amazon, one of the most innovative companies in the 21st century,” said Hubert Bolduc, President and CEO of Montréal International. “It would be a winning alliance perfectly aligned with the city’s ambition as it has experienced a phenomenal 23% growth among ICT workers in the past five years.”

“Québec’s business environment is conducive to thriving innovation in leading-edge industries, such as the digital and AI sectors, making Montréal a prime home base for a player of Amazon’s magnitude. Québec is the first Canadian province to soon adopt a digital strategy, and this will push Québec’s digital expertise and know-how even further,” highlighted Dominique Anglade, Deputy Premier, Minister of Economy, Science and Innovation, and Minister responsible for the Digital Strategy.

“Our city has considerable assets playing in its favour for Amazon to set up its headquarters here. Montréal has created an ecosystem of expertise and innovation, with its pool of creative talent, making it one of the world’s most competitive digital hubs. The arrival of this global e-commerce giant will strengthen its position and the whole province of Québec will get to reap the benefits,” stated Martin Coiteux, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy, Minister of Public Security, and Minister responsible for the Montréal region.

“Montréal is undeniably one of the world’s leading cities and it definitely has what it takes to attract such an investment. We’ve got urban land with development potential, a pool of skilled talent supported by a vibrant, high-achieving academic community, an innovation district and a thriving ecosystem, cultural and linguistic diversity, great quality of life and a safe environment, not to mention that European feel that no other American city has. That’s what we have to offer and you can’t find that anywhere else. What’s more, Montréal’s bid enjoys the support of the business community and all three levels of government, making the city a serious contender in the process,” said Montréal Mayor Denis Coderre.

A few highlights in the Montréal bid:

• A deep and growing pool of relevant talent fueled by a world-class education system(Montréal accounts for the highest number of students in Canada (320,000), spread within 11 university institutions and more than 60 colleges);

• Canada’s world class technology hub (Montréal has the highest concentration of tech sector jobs in any Canadian city and reached the international Top 5 of leading cities in video games, visual effects, artificial intelligence and aerospace);

• Economic and political stability, including an open and efficient immigration system(As a collaboration between the Government of Quebec and the Government of Canada, the Québec component of Canada’s Global Skills Strategy helps innovative companies get workers faster by offering a two-week processing time for work permit);

• A 20% to 25% cost advantage compared to similar cities (thanks to affordable wages, attractive corporate effective tax rate, and low, stable energy costs);

• A high purchasing power and exceptional quality of life (Montréal offers young professionals housing that costs 25% less than in Toronto and 86% less than in Boston).

http://www.montrealinternational.com/en/news/2017/10/amazon-hq2-greater-montreal-has-officially-submitted-its-bid/

[vincethewipet]

Le New Jersey offre jusqu'à 7 milliards en réduction de taxes. Je ne crois pas qu'un joli PDF puisse faire une réelle compétition à cela.