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Amazon releases short list of 20 cities for its second headquarters
Now that it’s down to a final list, Amazon says that it plans to “dive deeper into their proposals” and evaluate whether these locations can actually support the company’s plan to add up to 50,000 jobs. The final list is full of mostly expected choices. Amazon is looking primarily at major metro areas with lots of people, transit options, and access to airports.
— The Verge
Here are the 20 finalists:
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Austin, Texas
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Chicago, Illinois
- Columbus, Ohio
- Dallas, Texas
- Denver, Colorado
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Los Angeles, California
- Miami, Florida
- Montgomery County, Maryland
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Newark, New Jersey
- New York City, New York
- Northern Virginia, Virginia
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- Toronto, Ontario
- Washington, DC.
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Who will pony up the biggest tax breaks?
Amazon certainly is full of itself, isn't it? They are acting like they are the Olympics or the World's Fair.
New York City, New York.
It's either New York City or , New York.
Thanks, but no thanks. Too many tech tards here as it is.
they really should go somewhere like mississippi to increase the avg iq. the US is only as good as its weakest state. also you can't have 20 finalists, come on.
Two headquarters? Good luck with that!
(that must be their self-driving car)
Surprise! (not!)
Most of the cities are the usual places that corporate relocation consultants always suggest moving their clients to.
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