So looking at the map, it’s not a bad area, if I remember correctly. Very close to the airport–obviously that has pros and cons. Revere is no Palo Alto, but maybe a Daly City or San Bruno kind of area. With two T stops adjacent, that would be an excellent place for Amazon.
Amazon does or did have a software presence in Boston. I know they were looking at opening a engineering building there in 2012 or so. I don’t know what came of it. If that didn’t come to fruition at the time, this could be the fruits of those initial efforts.
I guess I haven’t really been watching, but does HQ mean software or corporate headquarters?
One of my co-workers is still in the process of moving his family out here from… Atlanta.
Philadelphia does have ads promoting the city on buses and light rail. I haven’t noticed ads for any other cities, but I’ve heard of others. Cities are supposedly spamming employees with ads on facebook too. It’s crazy how targeted ads can get based on how much personal info people reveal on facebook.