tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128562743162979576.post5217937134216494310..comments2024-03-29T09:09:48.502-04:00Comments on Rockville Nights: MoCo misses out on Mitsubishi HQ, relocation expert cites importance of airport accessRobert Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128562743162979576.post-58790263300473091082019-11-04T07:25:23.007-05:002019-11-04T07:25:23.007-05:00We don't need to get caught up in the specific...We don't need to get caught up in the specifics of this loss. The point is there is loss after loss after loss. Distant states as well as our local neighbors land big companies that boost their tax base and local economies, while we bury our heads in the sand, happy with our bedroom community status and celebrate our welfare programs and sanctuary status. The line between winners and losers is becoming more clear year after year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128562743162979576.post-40686072858093387402019-11-02T06:44:28.109-04:002019-11-02T06:44:28.109-04:001:39: The solution is simple - build the long-dela...1:39: The solution is simple - build the long-delayed Potomac crossing to Dulles. Problem solved.Robert Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128562743162979576.post-64100022289684646302019-11-01T13:39:12.100-04:002019-11-01T13:39:12.100-04:00So... what's the solution here? Build an airpo...So... what's the solution here? Build an airport in Rockville? I don't really see why this specific case is being discussed other than to add to Cryer's senseless whining. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128562743162979576.post-38228995549298783702019-11-01T13:39:02.788-04:002019-11-01T13:39:02.788-04:00Dyer might be on to something here. I don't k...Dyer might be on to something here. I don't know if MoCo made a play for Mitsubishi, but 2:53 is wrong to suggest that this region is unattractive to motor vehicle company HQs. Case in point: VW recently relocated its North American HQ to Herndon...practically in the Dulles flight path. <br /><br />http://www.volkswagengroupofamerica.com/contact<br /><br />Airport proximity matters. Build that bridge right through the damned Ag Preserve and Trump's VA golf course, I say. MoCo needs it.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128562743162979576.post-74445093031452793582019-11-01T08:55:48.265-04:002019-11-01T08:55:48.265-04:00@ 2:53 - try looking at a map before posting, ya d...@ 2:53 - try looking at a map before posting, ya dork.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128562743162979576.post-44905892368039516952019-11-01T07:20:45.003-04:002019-11-01T07:20:45.003-04:002:47: No contradiction; they are two separate issu...2:47: No contradiction; they are two separate issues being covered in the same general topic here. We missed out on Mitsubishi, and one reason we haven't attracted HQs in general is lack of Dulles access.Robert Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128562743162979576.post-26132245343389462752019-11-01T07:19:18.257-04:002019-11-01T07:19:18.257-04:002:53: The county isn't attracting many jobs of...2:53: The county isn't attracting many jobs of any kind right now. Fairfax has totally obliterated us in jobs created each year this decade. Nashville is east of the Mississippi.Robert Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128562743162979576.post-57025359714391795682019-10-31T22:54:48.220-04:002019-10-31T22:54:48.220-04:00I happened to live in Nashville when Nissan built ...I happened to live in Nashville when Nissan built their first plant nearby and that area has become a huge hub for auto manufacturing ever since. The hundred-mile-radius around Nashville has something like half the supply chain. It's huge.<br /><br />That said, that's not necessarily a reason why the company HQ would be there. For example, Mercedes was in Montvale NJ although their plant is in Alabama (HQ now moved to Atlanta). BMW's HQ is still in Montvale although their plant (world's biggest BMW plant) is in Spartanburg, SC.<br /><br />Linking HQ location with right-to-work is specious.<br /><br />I fully agree that lack of a second Potomac crossing is a serious problem and I am disappointed that Hogan is trying to embiggen Beltway+I-270. That will NOT solve the problem. If you want to see what's going to happen, take a drive westbound on I-66 from the beltway for about ten miles. <br /><br />p.s. Tennessee is east of the Mississippi.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04128390661426346190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128562743162979576.post-75898520871853941262019-10-31T14:53:13.072-04:002019-10-31T14:53:13.072-04:00Why would Mitsubishi even be looking at Montgomery...Why would Mitsubishi even be looking at Montgomery County? No Japanese auto manufacturer would locate their US headquarters east of the Mississippi River, just like no European manufacturer would leave the east coast.<br /><br />Tennessee has successfully turned into an auto hub attracting VW, Bridgestone, Nissan, Mitsubishi, but Montgomery will never be competitive in that industry. Maryland, and every other northeastern state, is not right-to-work, which these days automatically puts it out of the running for any auto manufacturer headquarters.<br /><br />The county would be better served continuing to attract high-wage life sciences, tech, and contractor jobs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128562743162979576.post-17394900748025612512019-10-31T14:47:26.086-04:002019-10-31T14:47:26.086-04:00In today's diatribe Dyer contradicts himself w...In today's diatribe Dyer contradicts himself with airport access conundrum. WTF? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com