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    New global Amazon headquarters to Buffalo New York

    City of Buffalo looking for residents’ ideas to bring new global Amazon headquarters to city

    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The City of Buffalo is looking to residents for ideas on how to convince Amazon to bring a new, $5 billion second headquarters for the corporation.
    Residents are encouraged to call the city’s 311 line Friday to share creative ideas and ways to convince Amazon to pick Buffalo as the city to build its second home.
    Amazon currently has its headquarters in Seattle. The online retail giant announced Thursday that it is looking to build a second global headquarters somewhere in North America.
    http://wivb.com/2017/09/07/city-of-b...rters-to-city/

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    Cities already want to host Amazon’s second headquarters

    (CNN) – Cities are already eager to be the new home for Amazon’s second headquarters.

    Amazon (AMZN, Tech30) on Thursday announced plans to open a second headquarters in North America. Dubbed “HQ2,” the facility will cost at least $5 billion to construct and operate and will employ as many as 50,000 workers.
    Cities and regional economic development organizations have been invited to submit proposals, and several cities have already expressed interest in the possibility of Amazon’s new headquarters coming to their turf.

    A source close to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel told CNN Tech the mayor has spoken “several times” with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos about the second headquarters. Amazon declined to comment.
    http://wivb.com/2017/09/07/cities-al...-headquarters/

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    AMAZON IN WNY? WHY NOT, LEADERS SAY

    There's fierce competition for Amazon's $5 billion project-- and Western New York is making a bid.

    BUFFALO, N.Y. - Allow yourself to dream for a moment.

    Amazon, one of the nation's largest and most powerful publicly-traded corporations, wants to open a second headquarters somewhere in North America to supplement its current headquarters in Seattle. The new $5 billion facility, dubbed "HQ2," would bring 50,000 jobs to one lucky community, with an average wage surpassing six-figures. Everybody wants this project: Toronto, Chicago, Pittsburgh, even St. Louis, whose professional baseball team made an amusing Twitter pitch to Amazon. It is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for any city or region.

    http://www.wgrz.com/mobile/article/n...-say/472152156

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    Quote Originally Posted by WNYresident View Post
    AMAZON IN WNY? WHY NOT, LEADERS SAY

    There's fierce competition for Amazon's $5 billion project-- and Western New York is making a bid.




    http://www.wgrz.com/mobile/article/n...-say/472152156
    Why Not, first off, Buffalo already does not a have chance, Amazon's 2nd HQ requirements, 1. No extreme weather climate, Buffalo has harsh cold long winters & lots of snow 2. Internatonal Airport, Buffalo's Airport is not a international airport 3. Mass Transportation system, Buffalo does not have a mass transit system, Buffalo has one 1980's light rail line, 4. Million plus population, all of WNY is barely a Million and shrinking 5. a stable economy , Buffalo has been in ecomonic depression for for 50 years 6. well run government Buffalo & Erie County has 2 control boards for over 10 years. NYS can offer Amazon billions to come, But every city is offering them billions too.

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    Casa Grande AZ Dream Port developement & Amusement is one of the many sites Arizona is offereing Amazon for their 2nd HQ's. Amazon just built their IT center in Phoenix and openned a huge customer service center in Phoenix & 1 million sqft fulfillment center in Chandler and has 10 other fulfilment centers in AZ Their are 7 HQ's opening up in AZ in 2018 5 of them are coming to Phoenix https://youtu.be/LBYq5uOewvw

    Phoenix Mart developement is right next store to Dreamport https://youtu.be/wYagAjlVVGE
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    Quote Originally Posted by jennifer7 View Post
    Why Not, first off, Buffalo already does not a have chance, Amazon's 2nd HQ requirements, 1. No extreme weather climate, Buffalo has harsh cold long winters & lots of snow 2. Internatonal Airport, Buffalo's Airport is not a international airport 3. Mass Transportation system, Buffalo does not have a mass transit system, Buffalo has one 1980's light rail line, 4. Million plus population, all of WNY is barely a Million and shrinking 5. a stable economy , Buffalo has been in ecomonic depression for for 50 years 6. well run government Buffalo & Erie County has 2 control boards for over 10 years. NYS can offer Amazon billions to come, But every city is offering them billions too.
    You still make your pitch and try to land the account/client. We have everything here in the area for any company to operate and succeed. Unfortunately what we don't have is a well ran "Government". We have a group of people who's best quality is to deliver over priced services to the community which give our area some of the highest property taxes in the nation. Notice how they have to remove their cost of operating to lure businesses into the area? IDA tax breaks and/or grants. That right there tells you they have a negative impact on our economic climate in the area. They have the nerve to do this while the other businesses/home owners continue to pay high taxes while others receive breaks. Now I have to go mow the lawn.

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    Quote Originally Posted by WNYresident View Post
    You still make your pitch and try to land the account/client. We have everything here in the area for any company to operate and succeed. Unfortunately what we don't have is a well ran "Government". We have a group of people who's best quality is to deliver over priced services to the community which give our area some of the highest property taxes in the nation. Notice how they have to remove their cost of operating to lure businesses into the area? IDA tax breaks and/or grants. That right there tells you they have a negative impact on our economic climate in the area. They have the nerve to do this while the other businesses/home owners continue to pay high taxes while others receive breaks. Now I have to go mow the lawn.
    After 4 years NYS has stopped airing commercials here about how it's now the new New York State, they are lowering taxes and are the lowest in history, and it's business friendly and NYS has s invested in new infrastructure LOL Mostly likely because NYS has got a 100's & 100's million of dollars deficit coming. Now the Eastern Malls is for sale, another WNY mall going bankrupt, In Scottsdale AZ they are building a new 5 story mall Scottsdale Fashion Square with 500 stores.

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    We have everything here in the area for any company to operate and succeed ? Then why is their no pirvate Investment , If you don't have any private investment or growth ? IT's GAME OVER aka death swirl (shrinking taxbase & skyrocketing costs to provide the services) Buffalo has shrunk to 78th US city and will soon be out of the largest 100 largest city's by 2020, as Buffalo keeps losing population and theirs tons & tons of booming cities that all ready at 250,000

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    Quote Originally Posted by jennifer7 View Post
    We have everything here in the area for any company to operate and succeed ? Then why is their no pirvate Investment , If you don't have any private investment or growth ? IT's GAME OVER aka death swirl (shrinking taxbase & skyrocketing costs to provide the services) Buffalo has shrunk to 78th US city and will soon be out of the largest 100 largest city's by 2020, as Buffalo keeps losing population and theirs tons & tons of booming cities that all ready at 250,000
    Didn't you read what I posted?

    You still make your pitch and try to land the account/client. We have everything here in the area for any company to operate and succeed. Unfortunately what we don't have is a well ran "Government". We have a group of people who's best quality is to deliver over priced services to the community which give our area some of the highest property taxes in the nation. Notice how they have to remove their cost of operating to lure businesses into the area? IDA tax breaks and/or grants. That right there tells you they have a negative impact on our economic climate in the area. They have the nerve to do this while the other businesses/home owners continue to pay high taxes while others receive breaks. Now I have to go mow the lawn.
    I pointed out the issue our community has. "Unfortunately what we don't have is a well ran "Government". "

    Other than that we do have every thing needed to run a successful business in Buffalo.

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    And what do the people do, in Depew they vote 4 to 1 to to raise their the property taxes a lot higher from 22% to 40% higher over the next 2 years and that doesn't even pay for millions of debt Depew has, and in 2 years, they will need to raise the taxes even more.

    Here's how governmemts are suppose to work

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjL7wAH69Ko

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    Frisco

    Avg home Value $391,000

    Avg Property Tax bill $1,763...

    As I said before. "Unfortunately what we don't have is a well ran "Government". "

    Other than that we have everything here for any company to succeed.

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    Niagara Hobby just closed up, Jemal Douglas who purchased the vacant/bankrupt One Seneca Tower and was going to remodel the first 4 floors with condos & retail has canceled those plans because the building is in worst shape and needs 100's of millions of more work then was 1st thought just to do the 4 floor base. He's now going to build a separate 1 floor building next to one Seneca with few small retail stores LOL

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    I knew the original owner of Niagara Hobby. Nice man... His son took over the business when he passed away. Cool place.

    I'm surprised the invest didn't go through the building before purchasing it.

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    They have another store in Michigan, Great Lakes Hobby & Craftmart

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    IN the end I wonder what kind of deal could be pitched to bring Amazon here.

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