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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Poke78" data-source="post: 3123692" data-attributes="member: 4333">AMZN started with fulfillment centers in more rural areas and still operate some there. As the interest/demand for same day/next day services grew, they've transitioned to move to metro areas but it was not the original business model.I work in a portion of the economic development world and have worked with many of the players in the Tulsa Metro who cover the entire EcDev spectrum, including things like AMZN. One of these professionals is the acting executive VP for the BA Chamber of Commerce, Kinnee Tilly. She was quoted about this deal that the placement of people in those positions will be tough at $9.75/hr when she is challenged today to get people into $12-14/hr assembly/manufacturing positions. This is the area where I work with her. It is a rare manufacturer I visit today who will not ask about helping to find their next batch of welders or machinists. AMZN is an 800# gorilla and will go where they want to go with their FC operations. Tulsa is getting them without doing a local tax incentive but they will do significant infrastructure improvements in the general area of the FC to make it even more available for future development as well as supporting AMZN. I haven't heard if they are applying for state tax incentives like Quality Jobs but I don't see them qualifying for that with the $9.75 wage.</blockquote>