Large Commercial Development Coming

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9:41a, 7/26/20
It's AMAZONing how much Waco is growing. All the latest new AMAZONing developments coming. It AMAZONes me how fast things are moving.

Has anyone been to the Amazon forest??


https://wacotrib.com/business/permit-issued-for-large-mystery-building-in-waco-industrial-district/article_bb7df574-6792-59f6-9f0e-96b0a26520b1.html
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10:12a, 7/26/20
I'm starting to think the word "Amazon" is key here.
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11:36a, 7/26/20
700,000 SF is a massive building. Even by Houston or Dallas standards. Kudos to Waco govt for helping this along
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11:40a, 7/26/20
Yep, right by my brother's office. They are working very quickly.
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11:50a, 7/26/20
Wonder if this was a package deal?
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In reply to BUbearinARK • 12:44p, 7/26/20
BUbearinARK said:
Wonder if this was a package deal?


I wonder when the project will be delivered
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12:46p, 7/26/20
It'll be Prime'd and ready by late spring-mid-summer if the weather cooperates
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4:26p, 7/26/20
Just got a notification that we should see something between 5:30-8pm
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9:37a, 7/27/20
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11:18a, 7/27/20
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Waco needs to court the tech trade to go with SpaceX and Tesla 100 miles away. You can only go so wide until the hills and ranches keep you from developing.
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11:36a, 7/27/20
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12:55p, 7/27/20
Is it officially amazon?
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In reply to BaylorBear20 • 12:59p, 7/27/20
BaylorBear20 said:
Is it officially amazon?

Yes
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1:22p, 7/27/20
What kind of amazon facility would this be? I assume a some sort of distribution facility?

What would that mean for Waco? Some slew of distribution jobs? Anything more than that?
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1:31p, 7/27/20
That likely means great same day delivery for Waco!
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2:33p, 7/27/20
My understanding is it will initially employee 600, steady growth in years 2-4.
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In reply to NashvilleBear • 4:33p, 7/27/20
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NashvilleBear said:
That likely means great same day delivery for Waco!
Whole Foods to Waco confirmed
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In reply to Brian Ethridge • 11:25a, 7/28/20
Brian Ethridge said:
NashvilleBear said:
That likely means great same day delivery for Waco!
Whole Foods to Waco confirmed
Any idea on location?
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12:16p, 7/28/20
So it will be a delivery warehouse like FedEx and UPS?
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1:50p, 7/28/20
It'll look something like this - just a giant distribution hub.




Will supposedly employee 600+. Yes, a big chunk of those jobs will be starting at $15/hour but I've been told there will be a larger amount of higher paying jobs than your typical distribution center.
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In reply to jbbear • 6:49p, 7/28/20
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jbbear said:
Brian Ethridge said:
NashvilleBear said:
That likely means great same day delivery for Waco!
Whole Foods to Waco confirmed
Any idea on location?


Was joking about the sign, but if Amazon comes in and since they own Whole Foods, I could see them doing it.
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In reply to beerman • 3:38p, 7/29/20
beerman said:
My understanding is it will initially employee 600, steady growth in years 2-4.
Likely net negative when considering the huge coming losses in retail.
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In reply to Brian Ethridge • 4:24p, 7/29/20
Brian Ethridge said:
NashvilleBear said:
That likely means great same day delivery for Waco!
Whole Foods to Waco confirmed


I think Waco is only big enough for a
Half Foods
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4:37p, 7/29/20
Quote:
Half Foods
LOL. But it fits. Our P.F. Changs only has one horse out front instead of the traditional 2. In their business model we are a one horse town.
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In reply to Flaming Moderate • 12:03p, 7/30/20
Flaming Moderate said:
beerman said:
My understanding is it will initially employee 600, steady growth in years 2-4.
Likely net negative when considering the huge coming losses in retail.
Yep.

Amazon is not creating a whole new industry...like the railroads/trains did in the 1800s or the Personal computer industry in 1977...it is just cannibalizing an existing industry (traditional retail)

New industries create new jobs and new economic growth.

Amazon (like Walmart) swallows up an already existing industry...cuts down the labor pool...and centralizes the profits.
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Robert Wilson
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In reply to Redbrickbear • 12:57p, 7/30/20
Redbrickbear said:
Flaming Moderate said:
beerman said:
My understanding is it will initially employee 600, steady growth in years 2-4.
Likely net negative when considering the huge coming losses in retail.
Yep.

Amazon is not creating a whole new industry...like the railroads/trains did in the 1800s or the Personal computer industry in 1977...it is just cannibalizing an existing industry (traditional retail)

New industries create new jobs and new economic growth.

Amazon (like Walmart) swallows up an already existing industry...cuts down the labor pool...and centralizes the profits.
However you slice it, it's a big deal for Waco to get that distribution center. Otherwise, McLennan County gets all the negatives and none of the positives (except for the consumer benefits, which are significant, but are much more attenuated if you don't have a big distribution center in your town).
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In reply to BaylorGuy314 • 1:34p, 7/31/20
BaylorGuy314 said:
It'll look something like this - just a giant distribution hub.



Will supposedly employee 600+. Yes, a big chunk of those jobs will be starting at $15/hour but I've been told there will be a larger amount of higher paying jobs than your typical distribution center.


When I was on the east coast I had a lot of patients that worked at an amazon distribution center. Entry levels started at $20/hr. Bonuses at Christmas was usually some amazon stock. Was a good job for a lot of young people that had no intention on going to college or trade school. Cost of living was similar to Waco
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In reply to ImwithBU • 8:13p, 7/31/20
ImwithBU said:
BaylorGuy314 said:
It'll look something like this - just a giant distribution hub.



Will supposedly employee 600+. Yes, a big chunk of those jobs will be starting at $15/hour but I've been told there will be a larger amount of higher paying jobs than your typical distribution center.


When I was on the east coast I had a lot of patients that worked at an amazon distribution center. Entry levels started at $20/hr. Bonuses at Christmas was usually some amazon stock. Was a good job for a lot of young people that had no intention on going to college or trade school. Cost of living was similar to Waco
Those wanting a program that might provide a career that pays more might want to consider the Tesla technician program at TSTC. https://www.tstc.edu/news/article5189
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In reply to Robert Wilson • 4:49p, 8/1/20
Agree.

I'm not against Waco getting the facility or taking the jobs.

I just wish Amazon and Walmart were actually new dynamic industries and not just centralization/cannibalism orgs.
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In reply to FrankFallonCalling • 5:57p, 8/8/20
Crushed it.
The Kingdoms of this world have become the Kingdoms of our God and of His Christ. ~Revelation 11:15. Stand. Repent. Build.
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10:57p, 8/17/20
I can't wait for same day delivery and God-willing Amazon grocery delivery. I'll never go to the grocery store again.
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In reply to Stranger • 10:51a, 8/19/20
Stranger said:
Brian Ethridge said:
NashvilleBear said:
That likely means great same day delivery for Waco!
Whole Foods to Waco confirmed


I think Waco is only big enough for a
Half Foods


I will still call it Whole Paycheck.
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In reply to TXSVT • 10:50a, 9/27/20
TXSVT said:
It's AMAZONing how much Waco is growing. All the latest new AMAZONing developments coming. It AMAZONes me how fast things are moving.

Has anyone been to the Amazon forest??


https://wacotrib.com/business/permit-issued-for-large-mystery-building-in-waco-industrial-district/article_bb7df574-6792-59f6-9f0e-96b0a26520b1.html
So where are we with this? Seemed very promising....
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In reply to Bexar Pitts • 12:20p, 9/27/20
Bexar Pitts said:
TXSVT said:
It's AMAZONing how much Waco is growing. All the latest new AMAZONing developments coming. It AMAZONes me how fast things are moving.

Has anyone been to the Amazon forest??


https://wacotrib.com/business/permit-issued-for-large-mystery-building-in-waco-industrial-district/article_bb7df574-6792-59f6-9f0e-96b0a26520b1.html
So where are we with this? Seemed very promising....


Incredible amount of dirt work has been done in a very short period of time.
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2:09p, 9/27/20
Thanks for the reply, Trey. I hope this comes to fruition...Would be a real boost for Waco and Central Texas.
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