Whilst many are rooting for Canada's largest city to win the bid, it’s looking increasingly unlikely
Whilst many are rooting for Canada's largest city to house Amazon's second headquarters, odds are seemingly in favour of Calgary and Denver.
Adam Waterous, a member of the executive advisory committee of Calgary's bid, told the Financial Post that the two cities can better meet the demands of Amazon, leaving Toronto's hopes in the dust.
Vancouver-based data firm MountainMath Software reinforced this idea, citing that Calgary is the best fit as it has the elements Amazon is looking for including the expanding labour pool, availability of spaces, the capacity to pay, and the city's high quality of life.
The firm said the city has a greater advantage over other Canadian cities due to its greater pool of tech-related professionals. Waterous had the same sentiment; he said the city's highly educated workforce and a glut of engineers put it in a two-way fight with Colorado's Denver.
"There is a bit of a perception that Amazon is a software business, but it’s an engineering intensive business in terms of logistics management, distribution and capital spending projects. That plays exactly to Calgary’s historic engineering strength," Waterous said.
He even claimed that Calgary is a better choice for Amazon than Denver especially in areas of cost of living, traffic congestion, office space availability, and the opportunity to boost the firm's global presence.
Amazon announced early this month that it is on the hunt for a North American city to erect its second headquarters. The e-commerce giant is planning to create 50,000 new jobs and spend US$5 billion in construction.
A lot of Canadian and US cities have expressed excitement on the matter and they are given until October 19 to send in their proposals.
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Adam Waterous, a member of the executive advisory committee of Calgary's bid, told the Financial Post that the two cities can better meet the demands of Amazon, leaving Toronto's hopes in the dust.
Vancouver-based data firm MountainMath Software reinforced this idea, citing that Calgary is the best fit as it has the elements Amazon is looking for including the expanding labour pool, availability of spaces, the capacity to pay, and the city's high quality of life.
The firm said the city has a greater advantage over other Canadian cities due to its greater pool of tech-related professionals. Waterous had the same sentiment; he said the city's highly educated workforce and a glut of engineers put it in a two-way fight with Colorado's Denver.
"There is a bit of a perception that Amazon is a software business, but it’s an engineering intensive business in terms of logistics management, distribution and capital spending projects. That plays exactly to Calgary’s historic engineering strength," Waterous said.
He even claimed that Calgary is a better choice for Amazon than Denver especially in areas of cost of living, traffic congestion, office space availability, and the opportunity to boost the firm's global presence.
Amazon announced early this month that it is on the hunt for a North American city to erect its second headquarters. The e-commerce giant is planning to create 50,000 new jobs and spend US$5 billion in construction.
A lot of Canadian and US cities have expressed excitement on the matter and they are given until October 19 to send in their proposals.
For more of Wealth Professional's latest industry news, click here.
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