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Originally Posted by Calgarian
Calgary has a shit ton of vacant office space and a very highly educated workforce, would be a good place for Amazon.
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Wrong type of education though. Amazon doesn't need geologists or engineers, they need coders.
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Originally Posted by niwell
It doesn't seem to make any sense for them to set up a new massive North American HQ less than 100km from their other one. Or anywhere in the western part of the continent
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While it comes with it's pros and cons being in the same timezone and a 2 hour drive away is certainly a plus. I still think they will go east but there are definitely big advantages to setting up nearby and makes at least a bit of sense.
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Originally Posted by rousseau
Um, why on earth would Amazon want to have a massive headquarters and warehouse on the other side of an international border?
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Honestly?
Tax advantages, cost savings via exchange rates, cost savings via reduced salary expectations in Canada, and the big one... immigration.
In my opinion the HQ will likely stay in the US for political reasons, but there are some huge advantages to Canada, which is likely why we were included at all.