09-07-2017, 01:29 PM
(09-07-2017, 11:05 AM)danbrotherston Wrote:(09-07-2017, 10:54 AM)tomh009 Wrote: Seattle location has 20K employees: that's more than double what Blackberry had in Waterloo at the peak. It's quite large for us, and a longshot.
And yet, consider the Schneider's lands, for example. 30-acre infill (with more industrial land nearby if they need to expand) with high density could likely handle quite a large campus with high density. Next to public transit (check), a few minutes from the expressway (check), less than an hour from YYZ (check) and even closer to YKF (check).
It's a long shot but ...
It would be a longshot, but it would be ideal.
What bugs me is the shopping for tax breaks. They should come here because we have the talent and tech environment.
Unlike the sports teams, I don't think Amazon is looking just for government handouts: they want a location that works for them. It'll make a much bigger difference to their bottom line than a tax holiday.