Amazon HQ2 by Emily Seaton

Amazon HQ2 by Emily Seaton https://padlet.com/emily_seaton/8h560d8n4nd9 Once you have edited what you want myself and the class to see, you can post on the wall. en-us 2017-12-11 15:26:35 UTC 2025-12-10 01:17:00 UTC hello@padlet.com Halifax is Best (Kieran, Simon, Max) https://padlet.com/emily_seaton/8h560d8n4nd9/wish/215394494 Halifax is a city with a marine climate, very similar to Seattle's. Seattle, which borders the Pacific ocean, is a perfect place to receive products from Asia. Halifax, on the other hand, is on the Atlantic ocean, the perfect place to receive products from Europe. Amazon has already sustained a large presence on the west coast, and putting HQ2 in Halifax will help do the same on the east. There is also currently 5 hectares of abandoned military space in Dartmouth, which is much much more than Amazon is asking for. Amazon is asking for 8 million square feet by 2027, but Halifax has 4 times that number right now. There is also an industrial park near Halifax's airport and major highways, that the city says Amazon could use for their warehouses.]]> 2017-12-12 13:32:20 UTC https://padlet.com/emily_seaton/8h560d8n4nd9/wish/215394494 Calgary (Garret, Nathan Phoenix) https://padlet.com/emily_seaton/8h560d8n4nd9/wish/215394559 -Population: 1.2 million
-Languages spoken: 120
-Close to the US HQ
-Lots of immigration (26.2% of population is immigrants)
-8 Major roadways
-Good for tourism
-Workers will not have to travel far for vacations
-Large area near highway (500000 square feet)
-17.7 cents/kWh on peak hour
-Young City (Young adults in need of work)
-Not having to pay workers for healthcare
-Close to the border
-University of Calgary

]]> 2017-12-12 13:32:31 UTC https://padlet.com/emily_seaton/8h560d8n4nd9/wish/215394559 Montreal - Brady, Rebecca, Shantelle https://padlet.com/emily_seaton/8h560d8n4nd9/wish/215394673 Montreal is definitely the best option for Amazon's HQ2. It is in a great location, being less than 45 minutes from the airport, and halfway between Seattle and London. "Montreal's population is the most bilingual and trilingual in the country, which is invaluable for a company whose business model is based on differentiated local offerings, with many different languages, all over the world." (Globe and Mail). Montreal was the quickest city in Canada to fill all vacant engineering roles, taking an average of just 20.2 days. In comparison, Toronto takes an average of 41 days. When looking for a city to host the new headquarters, Amazon had a checklist of things they were looking for. Things like cultural diversity, capacity to provide skilled technical talent and much more. Montreal has all the things on this checklist, except a nonstop flight to Seattle, which can be easily fixed. ]]> 2017-12-12 13:32:48 UTC https://padlet.com/emily_seaton/8h560d8n4nd9/wish/215394673 #Hamzon https://padlet.com/emily_seaton/8h560d8n4nd9/wish/215394772 Location - Easy access to great lakes, farther away from HQ and near other major tech hubs like KW. Transportation - Located on the great lakes, which will provide cheaper shipping. BIGGEST SHIPPING AREA IN CANADA!
Market - Since it's near major cities lots more people will get faster shipping. Imagine shipping to Hamilton, Toronto, and the tri-cities.
Population - 2.3 million in a 48km radius.
Raw Materials - Hamilton is the city of steel and also receives lots of materials from one of the biggest ports in Canada.
Availability - Lots of water because it's on the great lakes, and also kind of near Niagara so lots of power.
Labour - 8 colleges and University's so tons of students for the work force.
Circumstances - Hamilton is already very industrial so it already has experience in putting up factories.
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]]> 2017-12-12 13:33:04 UTC https://padlet.com/emily_seaton/8h560d8n4nd9/wish/215394772 Winnipeg by Bella, Rachel and Tyler https://padlet.com/emily_seaton/8h560d8n4nd9/wish/215394776 Location- It is in the middle of everything so it is easy access to everywhere.
Transportation- A lot of truck companies which makes it easier to export resources.
Thinking- They already have a think box to become the new location for Amazon this shows how much they are qualified and how much they care.
Money- It is very cheap to do business in this city. This would help Amazon gain money and not lose any. It is also the least expensive city to operate a tech company so this would make more people want to work there.
Climate- They have many resources to ship things in all types of weather because they are so used to bad weather. ]]> 2017-12-12 13:33:05 UTC https://padlet.com/emily_seaton/8h560d8n4nd9/wish/215394776 Toronto https://padlet.com/emily_seaton/8h560d8n4nd9/wish/215395598 There is a large population in Toronto, and a lot of access to transportation which would make it easy to get supplies for there inventory. Toronto is ranked the fourth largest city, it is also in the middle of everything. There is the university of Toronto where the university kids will buy a lot of products of Amazon , Toronto is also on the shore of lake Ontario which would make it easier for shipping. Toronto population is 2.8 million. Being in Toronto amazon would have excess to the worlds talent with out having to compete with the tech giants like google and Facebook.]]> 2017-12-12 13:35:13 UTC https://padlet.com/emily_seaton/8h560d8n4nd9/wish/215395598 V@ncouver-Patrick and Bianca https://padlet.com/emily_seaton/8h560d8n4nd9/wish/215395683 Here are some reasons that we should put the HQ2 in Vancouver

home base of amazon is in Vancouver (Seattle) short traveling distance
faster shipping time
World class tech ecosystem
Close by water (boat)
There is already an office with software development, human resources and marketing, why don’t you make it bigger and put the HQ2 here?

It will cost less to have the HQ2 in the same area as the amazon home base because it will cost less to ship. it will take less transportation to receive the product since Vancouver is close to the water. Also, if you work with Vancouver’s world class tech ecosystem you will be able to make far more innovations and create more eco friendly ways to deliver products to your customers. You also will be able to create and develop more and better ways for your customers to order products. Such as building a newer and better website.

]]> 2017-12-12 13:35:26 UTC https://padlet.com/emily_seaton/8h560d8n4nd9/wish/215395683 Ottawa: Mathieu, Paige, Rylie https://padlet.com/emily_seaton/8h560d8n4nd9/wish/215396724 Population: 947,031 so pretty big. Ottawa's workforce for information and communication alone amounts to 89,000, and it is Canada’s second highest concentration of scientists and engineers in North America.
The technology sector in Ottawa is pretty big
Already is the capital of Canada so is a center of trade and is used to bearing the burden of power and responsibility. It will be easy to ship to places since Ottawa is in the capital

]]> 2017-12-12 13:38:17 UTC https://padlet.com/emily_seaton/8h560d8n4nd9/wish/215396724 Sault ste. marie (Brett, Dominic and Carter https://padlet.com/emily_seaton/8h560d8n4nd9/wish/215397197 location: by 2100 sault ste. marie, Michigan will be the safest environment and climate in north america, this place is also hurricane free in the southern and eastern boarders and droughts and wildfire free in the western and northern boarders. The advantage that sault ste. marie is that its right on the american boarder and has parts in america which would be really good for selling products. Even though their population is 73000, they have a river right by a river which will be good for transporting goods to other places easily. ]]> 2017-12-12 13:39:08 UTC https://padlet.com/emily_seaton/8h560d8n4nd9/wish/215397197 Edmonton, Alberta-Chloe, Kenzie kochc8408 https://padlet.com/emily_seaton/8h560d8n4nd9/wish/215399293 Edmonton has a lot of colleges and universities, specifically the University of Alberta and NAIT , they have agreed to help improve Amazon's technology and this would also provide a lot of jobs for the community. There are a lot of skilled workers in Edmonton. There are also a lot of roads so it is easy to access and to transport things from that area and a lot of roads connecting Edmonton to other provinces and cities. They also produce a lot of cars and car products so Amazon would be able to ship without having to ship in cars. Edmonton Alberta also has international airports, so things can be very easily transported all over the world right from that location. Also, for the Edmonton is close to the US border so they can still easily ship a lot of places. It is also a large city, so there is a large variety of people in the population to work for and buy from Amazon. The cost for energy is 17.2 cents per kWh which is fairly decent.

]]> 2017-12-12 13:43:39 UTC https://padlet.com/emily_seaton/8h560d8n4nd9/wish/215399293 https://padlet.com/emily_seaton/8h560d8n4nd9/wish/215401850 2017-12-12 13:49:19 UTC https://padlet.com/emily_seaton/8h560d8n4nd9/wish/215401850 https://padlet.com/emily_seaton/8h560d8n4nd9/wish/215403443 2017-12-12 13:52:50 UTC https://padlet.com/emily_seaton/8h560d8n4nd9/wish/215403443 https://padlet.com/emily_seaton/8h560d8n4nd9/wish/215404656 2017-12-12 13:55:38 UTC https://padlet.com/emily_seaton/8h560d8n4nd9/wish/215404656 Windsor - Kyler, Mike and Jade https://padlet.com/emily_seaton/8h560d8n4nd9/wish/215404963 If Amazon was to be located in Windsor, it is close to the great lakes, a good and easy transportation source. Windsor is also right nearby Detroit, a large industrial city. In windsor, there are a lot of easy access highways making shipping and transportation a lot easier. Windsor has renewable energy sources. Windsor is know as the “#1 Best Small City in North America.” Windsor has Canada’s earliest spring therefore making the transportation smoother and faster. Windsor and Detroit are both accessible by a lot of different states and provinces, therefore adding a lot of potential employees. 76% of shoppers in Canada buy products online, and if Amazon were to relocate to Windsor, it would be easier to ship and transport in Canada and making it faster and more efficient for Canadians. Furthermore, if Amazon was in Windsor it would be accessible by a large population which is good for jobs and buying products.

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