Amazon Not Coming?
- Amazon may have just dropped a clue about where it will build its next headquarters.
The retailer registered a lobbyist, Jacob Oster, on December 7 with the Georgia State Ethics Commission, ahead of the start of Georgia's legislative session in January, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
The lobbyist's presence in Georgia is now "the buzz of economic development circles," spurring speculation that Amazon is taking a closer look at the state as the potential site of its next home, the report says.
You can see the post directly above this one for another possible hint. Does anyone know if Amazon registered any lobbyists here in Springfield recently?
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posted by SCC at 12:02 AM
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They will work for cheap in Georgia and consider
the A/C to be a fringe benefit.
Jacob Oster registered as a lobbyist for Amazon on Nov 10, 2017.
Only a goof would have thought they were coming. They had to try because later everyone would have said they should have tried.
Did anyone really think that it would?
No, they are a sane company, they will not come to an insane city in a crazy state.
lol I guess they realize it that the crime rate is deplorable
This was a non starter to begin with!
Why come to a high tax, socialist state and have your money taken away from you!
A friend works at UPs. Well, they are about 7th in charge of the entire UPS operation and UPs corporate HQ is in Atlanta GA. My friend has said for the past year the guy that owns Amazon needs his own “ delivery mechanism” and word in the corporate circles of UPS is Amazon will make an attempt to buy out And take ownership of UPS in the year. Amazon is only one of a few companies in the world that could afford the massive purchase of UPS and to set up a giant UPS hub next to your future transportation/delivery operation would make sense.
He said no one at the top of UPS is retiring because they’re all building stock options because when the sale is complete (if it happens) they will make a boat load of Money!
Atlanta has to promise to keep their airport lights on.
Now, kees me you fool!!!!
Good we don't need no jobs Detroit in two years
I'm sure Rahm has already spent all the tax money he figured Amazon would bring to the city. Is there another tax hike in Chicongo's future?
J.J.
Sure, Amazon is coming, right after the Olympics. Smoke and mirrors, y'all.
LOL
http://www.ilsos.gov/lobbyistsearch/registrationpdf?procID=EXC&transType=ANNUAL&year=2017&lobbyistID=9514&webDataXmlId=70009
Do you really think the people at Amazon are stupid enough to do business in Illinois, yet alone Chicago? You can give a big shout out to the criminals here that I would assume played a very big part of a decision NOT to consider Chicago. Can't blame 'em.
OT -- Rahm is quoted in NYT article about suburban Republicans swinging Democratic.
“If you look at the patterns of where gains are being made and who is creating the foundation for those gains, it’s the same: An energized Democratic base is linking arms with disaffected suburban voters,” said Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago, who as a member of Congress in 2006 helped Democrats win back the House. “The president’s conduct has basically given voters this permission slip to go against the Republicans.”
Rahm -- where are your gains being made?
Has your conduct given voters a permission slip to go against the Democrats?
"Permission slip" sounds condescending, doesn't it? Would we expect anything different from someone so arrogant?
Far too much gun violence in Chicago. They said, no thanks.
Did anyone really think Amazon would come to Chicago?
Oh well.
At least we have a garbage dump for a police academy.
Do lobbyists even have to register in Springfield? Or to they just drop a bag with $20K on Madigan's front yard?
Bezos is no dummy. Amazon knows that Illinois = death spiral.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/hartsfieldjackson-atlanta-airport-blackout-sends-message-to-terrorists-america-is-unprepared
Amazon will be coming here just like the Lucas museum. Please Amazon has no intentions of coming to tax laden Chicago.
Hey Rahm and Rauner do you see your political futures slowly fading away? Not to worry the voters in this state will vote in more incompetence. ♠️
They're going to Atlanta cause the airport ain't very busy
and the support systems never crash. No weird weather,
no snow, no fog.
If Rahm fails to lure Amazon to Chicago, it will be the equivalent of when "Mumbles" lost Da Lympix! Maybe Rahm can have Obama and Michelle put in the good word for Chicago. It failed in Europe for Da Limpix, but it might work this time. Baby "G"
I found Two Registered Lobbyists for Amazon.com
(The Illinois Secretary of State has a database)
But that means nothing. Chicago never had a chance, the only thing it had going was O'Hare Airport and the Interstates. Plus Amazon said one requirement is a city have a pool of Educated Workers. That eliminates Chicago right there.
Then factor in High Cost of Living. High Crime -- Shootings & Carjackings in every part of the city. A court system that's a nationwide joke. And a city and state that's a financial mess and getting worse. A Corporation would have to be nuts to move a major operations center here.
And Jeff Bezos ain't nuts.
Bezos might be a flaming liberal asshole but he's a business genius and wouldn't be so stupid as to come to Illinois.
Jacob Oster of Amazon registered as a lobbyist with the State of IL on 10Nov17, about a month before he registered in Georgia.
See: www.ilsos.gov/lobbyistsearch/
Like President The Donald, Amazon is all about business. Hello Atlanta.
Any multimillion dollar company is not going to move into the city unless they are connected to the mayor. Other than that what company would want to move hearing all the negative. If I was president of one of these companies I would never consider it. I wouldn't even place any corporate headquarters,warehouse or manufacturing facility in Crook County. Look at the suburbs with all the new business parks popping up. They know stay far far away. The machine has caused this mess. Keep voting for these Demoncrats.
Better weather and a bigger, better Airport that doesn’t gouge for runway, facilities and security fees.
Cheers to a Georgia thats in a better financial situation than bottom of the barrel shameless Illinois and fewer corrupt city officials.
Another spendthrift Democrat crisis averted in Chicago.
Let’s shutter that extravagant library and golf course idea while we’re at it.
Why doesn't the liberal Bezo's open up shop in one of Rahm's "endangered" neighborhoods? Why not the west or south sides? Why not employ so many of the "oppressed" in this city?
The IRS received 86,000 fewer tax returns this year(2017) than last year
Why would the lobbyists be in Springfield, everyone knows that the state is run out of chicago. Springfield is only the capital on paper.
Why would they come here? Rahm is fooling himself as he is the most arrogant pos criminal who ever lived. He has destroyed this city.
Could they give Bezos the garbage dump set aside for the public safety building on the west side. That way the gang bangers, carjackers and freight thieves wouldn't have to travel far for work
Re: 12/18/2017 05:49:00 AM My hubby is a retired UPS worker, there is NO chance in hell Amazon would be able to 'buy' UPS. Way too many reasons to list, first being its an employee owned company. Managers are given stock options that cant be sold until they leave the company. Their stocks split ALL the time so yes...they are making sweet returns. Always have and always will. UPS has 2 tiers of stocks, managers is top tier. UPS has invested tons of money in their operations and nobody can re-invent that wheel. I knew from day one that they would choose GA because of Atlanta being UPS's hub. Its a no brainer...
Do lobbyists register in Illinois?
It was always my understanding that they slipped into Springfield under the cover of darkness.
Money changed hands with politicians.
And then the lobbyist would vanish like a fart in the Lake Michigan wind.
Am I wrong?
Amazon has had lobbyists registered in Illinois every year since 2009.
Might have lost Amazon, but 20 BILLION in new developments Big money isn’t investing that kind of money in a failing city. That says it all
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-mega-developments-ryan-ori-0625-biz-20170621-column,amp.html
What could possibly be wrong with Chicago Illinois? Oh yea. Never mind.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Re: 12/18/2017 05:49:00 AM My hubby is a retired UPS worker, there is NO chance in hell Amazon would be able to 'buy' UPS. Way too many reasons to list, first being its an employee owned company. Managers are given stock options that cant be sold until they leave the company. Their stocks split ALL the time so yes...they are making sweet returns. Always have and always will. UPS has 2 tiers of stocks, managers is top tier. UPS has invested tons of money in their operations and nobody can re-invent that wheel. I knew from day one that they would choose GA because of Atlanta being UPS's hub. Its a no brainer...
12/18/2017 06:16:00 PM
UPS is a publicly traded stock. Of course someone could buy it.
The union workers in Chicago & Illinois will need to be paid too much. By going to Atlanta & GA, it means they pay less and get more for their money.
Blogger Cuthbert J. Twillie said...
I found Two Registered Lobbyists for Amazon.com
(The Illinois Secretary of State has a database)
But that means nothing. Chicago never had a chance, the only thing it had going was O'Hare Airport and the Interstates. Plus Amazon said one requirement is a city have a pool of Educated Workers. That eliminates Chicago right there.
Then factor in High Cost of Living. High Crime -- Shootings & Carjackings in every part of the city. A court system that's a nationwide joke. And a city and state that's a financial mess and getting worse. A Corporation would have to be nuts to move a major operations center here.
And Jeff Bezos ain't nuts.
12/18/2017 09:40:00 AM
>Like the old late night Ron Popeil product commercials<
"BUT WAIT! There's MORE!"
We thought Rahm was going to fix that by giving
illegal aliens IDs and giving the resolute non-
contributing/tax-absorbing, catered-to leeches
"preference points" for THIS and "free" THAT
and a swollen ass-pocket full of "Gibsmedat"
to elevate enough of them to equal stature
with the middle class taxpaying suckers
to keep up appearances as the suckers
die off or get smart and GTFO and take
what's left of their treasure with them?
Wondering if a snarly and nasty veiled
inference to Orwell's "Animal Farm"
neatly dovetails with this...
Might have lost Amazon, but 20 BILLION in new developments Big money isn’t investing that kind of money in a failing city. That says it all
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-mega-developments-ryan-ori-0625-biz-20170621-column,amp.html
12/18/2017 09:17:00 PM
You may be confusing investing with hustling......follow where the money leads.....it does not just arrive here and sit stacked in a room......
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