Amazon said Thursday it narrowed the list of potential sites for its second headquarters to 20 locations.
Amazon said it will spend $5 billion in the place where it builds its second headquarters and will employ 50,000 there. The company previously said it was looking at metropolitan areas with 1 million people and a stable, business-friendly environment.
The remaining 20 places are:
- Atlanta
- Austin, Texas
- Boston
- Chicago
- Columbus, Ohio
- Dallas
- Denver
- Indianapolis
- Los Angeles
- Miami
- Montgomery County, Md.
- Nashville, Tenn.
- Newark, N.J.
- New York City
- Northern Virginia
- Philadelphia
- Pittsburgh
- Raleigh, N.C.
- Toronto
- Washington, D.C.
The e-commerce giant received 238 proposals from cities in North America, many with lofty tax incentives and unique offers directed at CEO Jeff Bezos.
“Getting from 238 to 20 was very tough — all the proposals showed tremendous enthusiasm and creativity,” Holly Sullivan, an executive with Amazon Public Policy, said in a statement.
The 20 places that are moving on in the selection process will work with Amazon over the coming months to “evaluate the feasibility of a future partnership,” the company said.
Amazon expects to make a final decision this year.
Source: CNBC
My Conclusion
Seeing that Amazon is one of, if not the fastest growing company in the world, this is huge. This could bring several thousand jobs to the Atlanta area and it could help some with their careers. There is never anything bad about the potential of such a huge company investing money and bringing jobs to the community. We definitely wish all the cities the best of luck, but this is something that would look real nice in the growing Atlanta economy.
