So Denver it is. The city’s lifestyle and affordability, coupled with the supply of tech talent from nearby universities, has already helped build a thriving start-up scene
in Denver and Boulder, 40 minutes away. Big tech companies, including
Google, Twitter, Oracle and I.B.M., have offices in the two cities.
Denver has been attracting college graduates at an even faster rate than the largest cities. The region has the benefits of places
like San Francisco and Seattle — outdoor recreation, microbreweries,
diversity and a culture of inclusion (specifically cited by Amazon) —
but the cost of living is still low enough to make it affordable, and
lots of big-city refugees have been moving there for this reason. Amazon would be smart to follow them.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/09/09/upshot/where-should-amazon-new-headquarters-be.html
