1,506,163
I did. It wouldn't be the first time that's happened. Company towns used to be a big thing back in the day and in Europe too. Of course, back then they were geared to be against the interests of the employees. Were only paid in company coins (not usable outside the town) and picked up the paycheck at the local tavern... where a cold pint was ready to be poured. Most of a week's pay got consumed there.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Shayne Stone
Fulshear, TX
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Dario Ferreira
Attleboro, MA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
2,684,669
Put a fence around it, don't let them come out. Ever.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Greg Large
Grove City, OH
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Phoenix, AZ
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Buzz Mackintosh
Frederick, MD
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Shayne Stone
Fulshear, TX
2,456,875
I read a novel once about a major company that set up a town for their employees; but they were also eavesdropping on them and making sure certain employees who lived nearby stopped by to see what they were up to. I wish I remembered the name or author of the book. It made me never want to live in a company town. :-)
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Buzz Mackintosh
Frederick, MD
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Shayne Stone
Fulshear, TX
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Jerrill Ewing
Eatonton, GA
5,772,587
Doug,
They can all resonate in their echo chamber...and watch each other. A
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Greg Large
Grove City, OH
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Phoenix, AZ
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Shayne Stone
Fulshear, TX
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
509,449
Wow! Thanks for sharing this info!
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Shayne Stone
Fulshear, TX
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
5,113,121
Doesn't surprise me in the least. The real question is what took them so long. Not for me, thank you very much. As Ron and Alexandra Seigel said: They can all resonate in their echo chamber...and watch each other.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Phoenix, AZ
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Shayne Stone
Fulshear, TX
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
381,167
I do not want to ever go there.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Phoenix, AZ
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Shayne Stone
Fulshear, TX
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Jerrill Ewing
Eatonton, GA
135,824
who would want to live like that?
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Shayne Stone
Fulshear, TX
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
3,349,554
I did not Doug Dawes
I am not surprised.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Shayne Stone
Fulshear, TX
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
1,323,529
Facebook has a great deal of real estate in the area. Currently, much of it is empty office space since most of their employees are working remotely.
If they succeed in developing Willow Village, it will take many years. Real estate development in California is very challenging and is fraught with obstacles.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Shayne Stone
Fulshear, TX
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
2,784,726
What took them so long to figure out what to do with 100 billion or so? How about they pick a small city every year, rebuild or add new schools, improved roads, fascilities, affordable housing etc. etc. etc ad millenium Lets see, by my math, the interest alone from 100 billion would keep that plan alive for generations and they still keep the base-cash amount?
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Shayne Stone
Fulshear, TX
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
195,522
Several years ago, Disney built a town near Orlando. It's called Celebration.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Karen Climer
Orlando, FL
5,240,047
Yes and I am in agreement with Ken Jones, ASA | Broker & Appraiser!
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
808,379
I had not, thanks for sharing. Not some place I would be interested in visiting.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
913,568
Not surprised. I expect we might also see Google Village, City of Amazon which actually already got a city in Arlington VA (Crystal City) renamed National Landing where they are building another headquarters, etc.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
1,513,143
I wonder if it will have statues and any history!
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
7,864,182
Interesting.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
633,070
Please keep that concept on the West Coast !
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
1,553,599
Actually they are building Willow Village...but it might have a park or two ;)
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
587,468
Sure hope the towns people treat the company the same way the Hershey, PA people did to Hershey Chocolate!
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
5,061,034
No surprise, but not interested in relocating.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Shayne Stone
Fulshear, TX
1,847,051
I have to say I don't care & can't really see the point. Instead of creating a 'utopia' how about stopping censorship?
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Shayne Stone
Fulshear, TX
3,139,060
Proves that money can buy anything, even if it fails to appeal to the masses. Not something I am interested in...one-mindedness is a no-go!
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
6,419,449
Hopefully not another one like in Farmville.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
3,589,741
That sounds about as inviting as eating mud.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
4,961,547
Wow, with their money, sure they can.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
5,877,915