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Happy_rich_mane OP t1_jdvdx8i wrote

Reply to comment by thafunkyhomosapien in Is there any way to find out what kind of subsidies/considerations Amazon received for the warehouses and half built Amazon Freshes that are sitting empty all over the state? by Happy_rich_mane

Yeah I’m in Leominster now I walk by it everyday. The site is open and there’s no cameras anywhere. I also coincidentally used to live by the Worcester warehouse as well and I think your friend is right about it never opening. They announced at the end of last year they were closing 5 around the state that had opened because they overgrew. It just kind of sucks and it really makes me question the rationale of the officials green lighting these projects.

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NativeMasshole t1_jdvhx44 wrote

The worst part is that Worcester shut down a mixed used building project in the Greendale plaza for that stupid warehouse. Basically everyone was calling it out on the local sub that we didn't need any more Amazon locations, but the city let them start the project anyway. It was always going to be a shit location for all that extra traffic, too, which is why the Greendale Mall was never very good to begin with.

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Duderbot t1_jdvozoc wrote

Everyone in the state should be thankful Joe Petty lost that state senate primary. He's such a slimy buffoon.

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thafunkyhomosapien t1_jdvf43j wrote

A lot of companies grew exponentially during the pandemic because of nature of the services they offered (amazon, shopping/delivery services, peloton, etc.) and for whatever reason thought that growth would continue even when the world would eventually go back to normal. They made bad decisions to expand, invest, etc. and now they're paying the price. It sucks, but what they did was super short sighted. I am no expert, but this is definitely what it seems...

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Happy_rich_mane OP t1_jdvfw3e wrote

It’s exactly what happened. Short sighted indeed as these expanding companies’ CEOs went on CNBC yelling about inflation and knowing low interest money would go away soon. But for a company like Amazon tying up these properties in desirable areas is a net positive as it now bars competition from using that space and allows them to consolidate. The public will feel the most consequences.

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