“As Amazon closes in on the location for its second campus, currently codenamed HQ2, is Apple planning its own search for Apple HQ2?,” Don Reisinger writes for Fortune. ” The tech giant on Wednesday announced plans to invest billions of dollars in the U.S. as part of a broader effort to repatriate nearly a quarter-trillion dollars in overseas cash to the U.S. Apple also said that it will create 20,000 new jobs over the next five years… ‘The company plans to establish an Apple campus in a new location, which will initially house technical support for customers,’ Apple said in the statement. ‘The location of this new facility will be announced later in the year.'”
“The move is all the more relevant in light of Amazon soliciting bids from North American municipalities to locate its second headquarters, Amazon HQ2,” Reisinger writes. “Nearly 240 cities offered bids for Amazon’s HQ2, but the company on Thursday announced that it had narrowed the list to 20 metropolitan areas, including Atlanta, New York City, and Miami. All of the cities that bid for Amazon’s HQ2 offered an array of tax breaks, perks, and other special offers to lure Amazon’s HQ2.”
“Now, though, it’s Apple’s turn. But exactly how Apple will go about choosing its next campus location is unknown,” Reisinger writes. “Still, Apple’s timing is impeccable. If the company hasn’t already chosen a location for a second campus, it now knows what some of the cities that bid for Amazon’s campus were willing to offer.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Of course, there are many benefits to whichever locale lands an Apple campus, including increased economic activity to myriad area businesses (vehicles, housing, restaurants, groceries, utilities, etc.), local taxes (sales, income, property, etc.), increased real estate values, and much more.
As we wondered yesterday: So, where will Apple’s new campus be? With their HQ on the west coast and the other campus centrally located, it makes sense to establish one the east coast. North Carolina, perhaps? Or maybe Florida (no state personal income tax) to roughly follow SeaWorld’s locations?
SEE ALSO:
Apple to build new U.S. campus, pay record $38 billion repatriation tax – January 18, 2018
Apple gives employees $2,500 bonuses after President Trump signed the GOP’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – January 17, 2018
Looks like Apple is bringing nearly all of its $250 billion foreign cash back home to America – January 17, 2018
Apple plans to add $350 billion to U.S. economy and create over 20,000 new jobs over next 5 years, pay $38 billion in repatriated taxes, the largest ever made – January 17, 2018
Apple expected to issue less debt in 2018 now that President Trump has signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – January 16, 2018
Hope not, would be a waste of money, a chip, or display making plant would be a better use of funds. Anything to cut Samsung out.
Puerto Rico could use the help, it is a warm climate and it is part of our country.
The place took a massive hit and much will have to be rebuilt from scratch. Why not put HQ2 in a tropical climate and start building a new future for our fellow Americans?
Let us know your new address when you move there. BTW, have you set the date for the move yet?
heh.
I bet you go to church, on a very regular basis. See you on Easter! You obviously have no compassion or anything else for Latin people.
Just look at all the Christians voting one star.
You can’t say they’ve shown themselves to be good financial managers. They’ve had isses for many/many years. Why would Apple want to enter into that environment? “Gambling as business” to me. I bet your fan Bernie would like to stilt them up a bit.
And Apple can rebuild their new campus in PR after every hurricane.
Just what the most successful company on the planet really needs: government subsidies to open an office for tech support staff.
Cities are eager to drop their drawers and have Apple have their way with them as others have done including Foxconn and Amazon. Taking away funds for the city and its citizens. Another boon for Apple and lost income for the city which its poorest citizens will pay for.
Plenty of empty manufacturing space in the Hudson Valley NY where IBM used to have a large footprint. Global Foundries is just up the road!
The governor is desperate… so likely a tax incentive as well as funding is available.
No Way. Good businesses avoid that plague, legally.
why did business genius and limp dick Trump headquarter himself in the highest cost of living city in America? Must be the direct flights to Moscow.
Apple would likely receive exemptions from taxes that the citizen of NY and most businesses would have to pay to compensate for Apple’s not having to pay.
I would bet that Apple just builds out their Austin, Texas customer support center.
read a report yesterday.
Omaha
Centrally located
All four seasons
Cornhuskers
It’s the trifecta
Florida? With much of it underwater as it is, pretty grim picture 30 years from now.