Amazon HQ2 Rumor - Page 2

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In reply to rather be fishing • 10:32p, 10/3/18

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rather be fishing said:
AggieStout said:
Didn't amazon want to be downtown. Heard that city showed a plot that is currently an apartment complex off riverside.

Sounds like the place Oracle recently bought.

oracle is building another 5000 employee building...

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In reply to TyHolden • 9:32a, 10/4/18

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BlueDeviledAg said:
rather be fishing said:
AggieStout said:
Didn't amazon want to be downtown. Heard that city showed a plot that is currently an apartment complex off riverside.

Sounds like the place Oracle recently bought.
oracle is building another 5000 employee building...

They have multiples phases planned on their new campus. Their goal is to consolidate the dozen or so Oracle offices around the city to one campus.

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In reply to evan_aggie • 9:42a, 10/4/18

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evan_aggie said:
That campus and space isn't near large enough for the number of folks amazon is expecting, nor is the public transit sufficient for that area.

Then that sounds like the perfect location!

/Austin logic

CNN is an enemy of the state and should be treated as such.

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12:19a, 10/5/18

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The news story I saw that mentioned the 3M closing said North Austin. I assumed they were wrong and meant the campus out at Four Points? If they could find a way (they won't) to put a light rail line from that campus into, say North Lamar, I would say it's feasible.

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In reply to Aggietaco • 12:23a, 10/5/18

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Aggietaco said:
BlueDeviledAg said:
rather be fishing said:
AggieStout said:
Didn't amazon want to be downtown. Heard that city showed a plot that is currently an apartment complex off riverside.

Sounds like the place Oracle recently bought.
oracle is building another 5000 employee building...
They have multiples phases planned on their new campus. Their goal is to consolidate the dozen or so Oracle offices around the city to one campus.

that's already been done and there's around 5k there now. where the other 5k is coming from - who knows.

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4:25p, 10/5/18

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Traffic is already a cluster in that area

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5:38p, 10/5/18

Their lakeshore campus is ugly in daylight but extra hideous in the evening when their giant red sign reflects across the water like some crappy sci fi movie.