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Couldn't agree more. And that was really the point of my earlier post, even though it didn't come off that way. The island has plenty to say grace over right now, without spending time and resources on this pipe dream. Save the dry powder ... Read More

I would totally be with you, if Puerto Rico had reliable infrastructure in place. I was visiting AMZN's HQ in Seattle for a meeting a couple years ago, and all of the employees were in a state of near revolt at the time, because apparently the ... Read More

Amazon is the #1 destination for Harvard MBA grads - you would be surprised at the volume of MBA grads that are now scooped up by AMZN and the other top tech companies. Regardless, I doubt that a software engineer is going to be any less picky or ... Read More

Absolutely, and without question . . . NOT TRUE. First, Amazon is not even close to making its HQ2 decision (as in, not even remotely close). There were almost 250 proposals, and that's just first round bidding open to anyone and everyone. ... Read More

Sitka - Have you by chance gotten any updates on the situation in Playa Del Mar, and whether they have power/water yet? Have reached out to a couple people and haven't heard back (probably a sign that there is still no power). J.D. Read More

Sitka - I don't think so. I tried to search and see if it might be out in the public domain, but it doesn't appear to have been publicly released, at least not yet. Read More

I can't really get into the specifics, but they didn't offer a firm deal on anything like tax incentives, etc. It was more of a general pitch, with assurances that tax incentives of various types were on the table and subject to discussion. Read More

I saw a copy of the PR bid - it was very extensive and comprehensive (as were most of the bids). There were some serious resources poured into putting together PR's bid. I would estimate somewhere in the hundreds of hours, at the very least. ... Read More

When I first saw this I was a little bit outraged that PR had wasted precious government resources on putting this "dead-on-arrival" bid together, at a time when those resources could have been much better utilized in other areas. But I ... Read More

SSabrina - thanks for the info. and update. That is very helpful, because I don't have much to go on right now. I will definitely wait until November at this point. If you have any further updates as things progress down there, please pass ... Read More

Vega - I just received the final "decree approved" notice via email a couple weeks ago, which gave me the green light to go ahead and pay the final $5,000 fee (which I did). I haven't heard anything further, which is not surprising ... Read More

Awesome - thanks, Taryna. I will definitely reach out to her, and we can hopefully connect once things get back up and running down there. Thanks again - this is exactly what I needed. Read More

I hear that, Sitka. I think I will just wait patiently for the power to come back on before I head down. I was down in PR right before the storm and it was hot as hell - I cannot imagine what it's like down there right now without any A/C or ... Read More

Yes, most definitely. I am just going to wait and see how things look in a few weeks. As long as I am all moved down there by year-end (Dec. 31), I will be fine. So no rush here, and definitely no reason to go down there now in the thick of the ... Read More

Yeah - that's pretty much my plan if power isn't restored there in the next few weeks. I am still stateside, so I'm pretty much in a holding pattern right now, which is fine. But if the power is still out in the Palmas Del Mar area in ... Read More

Hi Everyone - Just wanted to introduce myself. I am a new member of the forum, but a longtime lurker. I'm another Act 22 migrant (just received my final approval a week or so ago). Nothing too exciting about my background - I'm a ... Read More