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Originally Posted by srvy
The distribution centers are happening all over to better fulfill the pledge of 2 day shipping and eventually same day.
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Tampa already has a same day fullfillment center. The state is going to cough up a $BILLION+ tax incentive. Missouri to Florida you gain 6% in salary by not paying state tax.
Housing in this area is as cheap as any metro area in Florida. You can be 5 minutes from the proposed site and get you a 2500sqft 3bdr/2bath for about $250k-$300K that's 10-15 minutes from the best beaches in the USA.
The desirability factor of attracting and keeping talent has to matter to Amazon. They are going to get their billion tax breaks from somewhere anyway.