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[...] beat up a bit, too. ….. I would be surprised if North Carolina comes out ahead on that deal – even when you consider the ancelary jobs, will it it won’t create $250 million worth of [...]

By: ScottW

ScottW — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 19:00:47 +0000

I’d also love to see Google join us in Raleigh but you are right that operational costs would be higher and Wake County would never match those tax breaks.

On the other hand, Raleigh’s number of experienced search marketers per capita is abnormally high.

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By: rcjordan

rcjordan — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 23:02:58 +0000

>Google + NC BBQ

Well, if they’re coming for NC BBQ, then the top runners would be Nash, Wilson, or Martin counties. My personal preference is Cherry’s (off 43) but I can’t quite picture a Googleplex in Pinetops.

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By: rcjordan

rcjordan — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 22:19:05 +0000

Too bad the Triangle is the arm-pit of NC. It’d take $30M in incentives to get me to relocate there and another $50M on top of that to consider Lenoir or Caldwell.

By: Andy Beal

Andy Beal — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 20:00:55 +0000

I’m sure everyone in the Triangle would love to have Google in their backyard, but there’s a few reasons why Lenoir is favored over Raleigh.

1. It’s cheaper.
2. They have a huge power-grid, left over from all the manufacturing plants.
3. They can probably get a better tax incentive for picking a poorer county. The Triangle’s hardly hurting for big name tech company’s – IBM, Cisco, Nortel, Cree, Motricity, Red Hat etc.

As for the winks? You’ll notice I like using them. It’s my “cheeky-monkey” side!

By: Scott Clark

Scott Clark — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 19:46:22 +0000

Not sure what to make of your winked comment.

Raleigh has more degreed professionals (in percent of population) than Austin or Atlanta. The top 10 cities, by the way in degreed professionals are here (source: Census, 2005)

1. Seattle, WA 52.7% $49,297
2. San Francisco, CA 50.1% $57,496
3. Raleigh, NC 50.1% $48,131 ****
4. Washington, DC 45.3% $47,221
5. Austin, TX 44.1% $43,731
6. Minneapolis, MN 43.2% $41,829
7. Atlanta, GA 42.4% $39,752
8. Boston, MA 40.9% $42,562
9. San Diego, CA 40.4% $55,637
10. Lexington, KY 39.5% $42,442 ****

Then take this list… cross referenced with cost of doing business…Rank (by best first – 2004 numbers from economy.com Inc)

1. North Carolina *
2. Kentucky *
3. Virginia
4. Indiana
5. Tennessee
6. SC
7. Georgia *

I’d say Raleigh and Lexington should be stand-outs in any consideration for Google to build a new facility at least considering education and costs of doing business.

Just my 2c – y’all.