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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
The RFP acts as a huge political tool for the company across the US right now, I have no doubt the major Republican politicians are being told 'well we would look at Wisconsin Mr Ryan' or 'Kentucky is high on our list of possibilities Senator McConnell' 'except for this immigration issue we are having with the Presidents future plans'
The company will stretch this 'decision' out for the full 3 years left of the Trump Presidency'.
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Kentucky already got the Amazon air cargo hub this year.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money...-hub/97354612/
Amazon will add 2,700 jobs at new $1.5B Kentucky hub
In the end, the state, Boone County and the airport moved quickly to lock in Amazon, which will receive a $40 million state and local tax incentive and another $5 million from the airport. For its part, Amazon has promised 2,700 new jobs, 600 of which will be full-time. It has entered a lease of at least 50 years with CVG, where Amazon plans to build a hub every bit as impressive as DHL's massive North American hub here.
I don't disagree they know where they want to go and have a shortlist, but the political play here is 'what level(s) of government will give us the best deal to move where they want us.'