Amazon’s #HQ2 is a model for lower-carbon building. 🏗️

With 100K+ yd³ of #CarbonCure concrete, the project cut about 1,000 metric tons of CO₂, contributing to a total emissions reduction of about 20%!

Find project details in our #EmbodiedCarbon Hub: bit.ly/442460A

New episode. #299. @ericjstokan.bsky.social #governmenttransparency #sunshine #amazon #hq2 #amazonhq2 Music by Susanna Laird linktr.ee/ihppod @sunildasgupta.bsky.social

Props to @jbgsmith @amazon #hq2 @ATT @GW_Partnership

.@jbpatchett “I have no regrets in persuing #hq2 .”

Stinging, and true. Also a reason that now every story, like the Amazon #HQ2 story, needs an asterix next to 'projections over 20 years' for jobs, etc.

'A zero-sum contest to engage passions on the left & the right, the result will be more distrust, less investment - more energy expended in a fight no one can fully win at the expense of needed action in the present.' #HQ2 via @zacharykarabell @wired...

Update on plans for New York City headquarters After much thought and deliberation, we’ve decided not to move forward with our plans to build a headquarters for Amazon in Long Island City, Queens. For Amazon, the commitment to build a new headquarters requires positive, collaborative relationships with state and local elected officials who will…

Full #amazon statement #hq2

blog.aboutamazon.com/company-news/u…

nytimes.com

Wow.

This would never have happened if Amazon had chosen any of the hundreds of cities that clamored for #HQ2 and weren't already coastal boomtowns. www.nytimes.com/2019/02/14/nyregion/amaz...

“For condo listings in the Pentagon City/National Landing area, we saw ‘packs’ of investors on tour at our open houses,” per Northern Virginia Realtor Association January report.
#HQ2 or wild dingos?

Amazon lobbied to reconsider upstate, NJ after LIC opposition | amNewYork Elected officials said they would welcome the tech giant, should it abandon its campus plans.

Electeds from all over the state, and NJ, want to be Amazon's rebound if it dumps LIC for #HQ2

amny.com/news/amazon-he…

Patchett says Amazon has met city's demands to meet with unions over #hq2 #AmazonAnswersNYC

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

Reminder: LivingSocial didn't get a dollar of the $32 million package DC gov offered it b/c the company didn't hit hiring goals. Nonzero chance something similar happens to Amazon w/#HQ2 . www.citylab.com/life/2017/09/city-buyer-...

Press conference: North Texas misses out on Amazon HQ2 | ... What do they have that we don’t? City of Dallas and Dalla...

https://www.facebook.com/wfaa/videos/1981919325187140/
As happy as I am that @amazon didn't pick @CityOfDallas for #HQ2 it's pretty obvious from @Mike_Rawlings comments that we're nowhere close to the world class city we purport to be.

In NYC and NoVa, the vultures are already circling #HQ2

Not sure how many Canadian followers I have, but I'll be on Canada's Bloomberg TV at 1 PM Eastern talking about what Amazon's #HQ2 decision to come to Virginia means for the DC region.

Amazon selects New York City and Northern Virginia for new headquarters Amazon to invest $5 billion and create more than 50,000 jobs across the two new headquarters, and announces Nashville as new Operations Center of Excellence with more than 5,000 jobs.

And it’s official #Amazon selects LIC and Northern Virginia for new headquarters #HQ2

blog.aboutamazon.com/company-news/a…

As a planner, everything about Amazons #HQ2 is unfortunate. First the huge public “woo us” process as if their goal was economic development, then the “Oh were just moving to the hottest locations of the EC anyway”. It’s as if an EC tech company picked SF and Seattle to expand to

So if this NYC-DC thing comes to pass, is it a boon for Amtrak or a boondoggle?
#HQ2

I'm still skeptical we have a real shot, but @johnpletz makes the best case I've heard so far #HQ2 $AMZN
www.chicagobusiness.com/john-pletz-technology/wh...

I'm sure @amazon will consider this for #hq2 : Where climate change will hit the U.S. hardest www.axios.com/where-climate-change-wil...

Generations-old Seattle residents got pushed out by skyrocketing rents after @amazon moved in - how are you going to make sure to not repeat the same mistakes this time, @jeffbezos? #hq2 #protectourcommunities #goodjobsnotjusttechjobs

Amazon's HQ2: Destination DC? As 2018 unfolds into spring, anticipation-and apprehension-continues to build surrounding HQ2. Washington, DC, is rumored to be on the top of their list.

Very nice interview with @ProfGilbert on what @amazon might like about DC for #HQ2!

american.edu/kogod/news/ama…

OK so I know I'm a skeptic about our chances for #HQ2 but this little video made me verklempt. #Chicago
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MuffCo. is currently looking for a location for our new #headquarters. In addition to #taxbreaks, we are especially interested in locations where the local government would also be willing to pay our employees for us. #HQ2

I argue in today's @citylab that cities will never voluntarily stop offering wasteful relocation incentives like those for Amazon's #HQ2. A particular problem here in the DC region....

This is spot on. Local tax incentives like #HQ2 are a waste, but cities and states are trapped by the current hyper-competitive system. @ptsarahdactyl explains in @citylab how Supreme Court or Congress could change the game....

Three of Amazon's headquarter finalists are inside the Be... Three of Amazon's 20 finalists for its second headquarter...

Thoughtful analysis from CNN's @lydiadepillis explaining why 3 Amazon #HQ2 finalists in the DC region maybe isn't such a great thing after all (with a quote from yours truly).
money.cnn.com/2018/01/19/news/economy/...

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Columbus being a finalist for #HQ2 will grab the headlines, but @chariot launching its first service there is a big deal. www.dispatch.com/news/20180117/jp-morgan-...