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Originally Posted by JFK
Will piggy back off this post to and say Calgary has a lot going for it and unless Amazon thinks we're too close to Seattle already or not big and eastern enough we should really be taking this seriously. Educated and skilled workforce, space downtown or not, etc.
And say what you will about His Worship Major Nenshi but the guy loves this city and has the ability to sell it. Glad he'll be leading the charge and hope he continues to be able to.
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Despite my skepticism about the chances of Calgary actually landing this, these are excellent points and in my opinion something like this is certainly worth pursuing. And while the chances of a bid being successful may be low, the more we pitch this city to the outside world the more we make it known what there is to offer here. We get our name out there, get it at least considered, and eventually we are potentially viewed as an attractive place to set up shop. The better known the City is the better our chances are that a company will eventually select us the place they want to do business. And then it begins to snowball (hopefully).
Theoretical question:
Assuming the successful city will be required to pitch millions of dollars in grants, rebates etc. is there an appetite in Calgary to do the same if it meant drawing a company like Amazon and it's potential 50 000 jobs plus diversification that would come with it? Traditionally we seem averse to this sort of thing here (and in Alberta in general).