Comments on: Idaho, North Carolina Centers Show Potential Benefits of Project Mango https://tallahasseereports.com/2021/05/28/idaho-north-carolina-centers-show-benefits-of-project-mango/ Online News Tue, 01 Jun 2021 15:33:28 +0000 hourly 1 By: Bob https://tallahasseereports.com/2021/05/28/idaho-north-carolina-centers-show-benefits-of-project-mango/#comment-257804 Tue, 01 Jun 2021 15:33:28 +0000 http://tallahasseereports.com/?p=220924#comment-257804 @Hope,
There is already a high-Tech location in Tallahassee and that is Innovation Park.
Where the Mag Lab is located.
Which I believe in on the South West side.

]]> By: Bob https://tallahasseereports.com/2021/05/28/idaho-north-carolina-centers-show-benefits-of-project-mango/#comment-257803 Tue, 01 Jun 2021 15:29:20 +0000 http://tallahasseereports.com/?p=220924#comment-257803 For all of those that want the development near the airport.
There is a reason not many companies build there.
It is because these companies ship product by truck and not by air.
That is why the project is by the highway.

Do you really want all these trucks, day and night going around Capital Circle?

]]> By: Larry Buttersmithensteinowitzkiblatzenheimer https://tallahasseereports.com/2021/05/28/idaho-north-carolina-centers-show-benefits-of-project-mango/#comment-257799 Tue, 01 Jun 2021 12:56:36 +0000 http://tallahasseereports.com/?p=220924#comment-257799 Tony, it’s Amazon.

]]> By: TONY https://tallahasseereports.com/2021/05/28/idaho-north-carolina-centers-show-benefits-of-project-mango/#comment-257739 Sun, 30 May 2021 23:45:47 +0000 http://tallahasseereports.com/?p=220924#comment-257739 @ Pam, I am pretty sure that a LOT of those jobs wont even need a High School Diploma.

]]> By: Edward Lyle https://tallahasseereports.com/2021/05/28/idaho-north-carolina-centers-show-benefits-of-project-mango/#comment-257711 Sun, 30 May 2021 13:51:54 +0000 http://tallahasseereports.com/?p=220924#comment-257711 @ Tony… I take your point, but naming it what it is negates the premise of secrecy associated with the TBP. What then is the point to closed-door negotiations and a censored application? If it’s just a matter of community tax dollar bidding wars, then why not lay it all on the public table and have at it?

]]> By: Pam https://tallahasseereports.com/2021/05/28/idaho-north-carolina-centers-show-benefits-of-project-mango/#comment-257707 Sun, 30 May 2021 12:23:17 +0000 http://tallahasseereports.com/?p=220924#comment-257707 The jobs associated with the fulfilment center are low paying. At the moment, businesses in our area are unable to fill these kinds of positions. So were are these people who are going to take these jobs coming from?

]]> By: Tony Miller https://tallahasseereports.com/2021/05/28/idaho-north-carolina-centers-show-benefits-of-project-mango/#comment-257702 Sun, 30 May 2021 00:56:21 +0000 http://tallahasseereports.com/?p=220924#comment-257702 Mango is one of the world’s biggest online fashion retailers. They have a huge fulfillment center in Barcelona:

https://www.just-style.com/news/mango-benefits-from-centralised-automated-distribution-centre_id138996.aspx

And they plan on expanding their America market in 2021.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mango-accelerates-united-states-expansion-in-2021-301197544.html

Educated guess considering the City called their attempt at wooing Amazon “Project Amazon.” Not exactly needing a code talker for this one…

]]> By: Hope https://tallahasseereports.com/2021/05/28/idaho-north-carolina-centers-show-benefits-of-project-mango/#comment-257695 Sat, 29 May 2021 22:45:14 +0000 http://tallahasseereports.com/?p=220924#comment-257695 Why is this not being considered on the south side or the west side where they desperately need this and they are closer to the AIRPORT and also have I-10 access?

I think the Eastside property is more suitable for Hi-Tech higher-paying jobs that is not in need of road access that the infrastructure isn’t presently there to be adequate.

Why aren’t the leaders courting these types of jobs rather than The Usual Suspects making a long shot? Believe me the Amazon people will have experts that will see this.

The Westside and Southside have no leadership whatsoever and the leaders just run with the biggest bone that The Usual Suspects are holding up in the wind whichever way it is blowing at the time.

]]> By: Edward Lyle https://tallahasseereports.com/2021/05/28/idaho-north-carolina-centers-show-benefits-of-project-mango/#comment-257689 Sat, 29 May 2021 18:19:33 +0000 http://tallahasseereports.com/?p=220924#comment-257689 Excellent observations and insight Lorry. The economic growth potential for the area surrounding the airport is highly underutilized. Particularly for exactly this type of operation. I wonder if the airport corridor is within the TBP designated parameters. Perhaps someone could enlighten me as to why this corridor has been so obviously ignored by the economic growth gurus of Tallahassee. What am I missing?

]]> By: LorryInFlorida https://tallahasseereports.com/2021/05/28/idaho-north-carolina-centers-show-benefits-of-project-mango/#comment-257684 Sat, 29 May 2021 13:50:44 +0000 http://tallahasseereports.com/?p=220924#comment-257684 Nampa, ID Amazon fulfillment center is well outside of the town, near the airport. Lakeland, FL Amazon fulfillment center, outside of town, near several other warehouse/fulfillment centers, and the airport. Salisbury, NC Chewy fulfillment center well outside of town. Project Mango would be more appropriately placed in the Tallahassee, FL industrial park, near the airport. This type of 24-hour a day industrial complex does not belong in the midst of the residential neighborhoods on Thornton, Miccosukee, Mahan, Walden, Buck Lake, and Pedrick roads, and long established neighborhoods like Lafayette Oaks, The Vineyards, and Lafayette Estates.

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