Quote Originally Posted by emu steve View Post
I think you are missing my point:

I assume the Amazon HR and planning folks would recommend a city which scores very high on desirability of potential employees.

MANY folks would not want to live in NYC for various reasons such as huge size, commute, cost of living, etc.

It can be a 'culture shock.' I've lived almost all of my life in S.E. MIchigan and D.C. area. I love big cities, but I still feel intimated by the size, etc. of the NYC area. I can see people being intimated by L.A. area [[and I love So. Cal.).
Even using that logic, the biggest companies are in the biggest cities. So if a place wanted to increase their economic competitiveness then it follows that they would emulate the biggest cities.