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RSS FeedsAmazon says it received 238 bids for its second headquarters
(The Star Health)

 
 

24 october 2017 01:07:11

 
Amazon says it received 238 bids for its second headquarters
(The Star Health)
 


The tally is in: Amazon received 238 proposals from cities, states, districts and territories interested in hosting the company’s second headquarters.The online retail giant published a map Monday showing that bids came from D.C. and all but seven states — Arkansas, Hawaii, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming — as well as from most of southern Canada, three regions of Mexico and Puerto Rico.Last month, Amazon announced it wanted to open a second North American headquarters, setting off a scramble among economic development officials from the United States, Canada and Mexico eager for as many as 50,000 jobs and $5 billion (U.S.) of investment the company says it plans to make in another city.Read more:There’s no begging in Toronto’s Amazon bid: KeenanMore than 100 cities have put forward bids for Amazon’s HQ2. Here are the weirdestSeattle knows all about the downsides of an Amazon headquartersSeattle-based Amazon and its founder, Jeffrey Bezos, who owns the Washington Post, launched the search for “HQ2” by publishing its criteria online. Bezos issued a statement saying he expected the new location “to be a full equal to our Seattle headquarters. Amazon HQ2 will bring billions of dollars in upfront and ongoing investments, and tens of thousands of high-paying jobs. We’re excited to find a second home.”If Amazon fulfils its plan to add 50,000 jobs and eight million square feet of office space in another city, it will amount to the largest corporate move in decades, though the company plans to maintain its current Seattle headquarters. Some governors and mayors have already begun floating subsidies of as much as $7 billion while others have filmed online videos or launched marketing campaigns aligned with their bids. On the day bids were due, Oct. 19, buildings around New York City were lit orange to match the company’s logo.The next step is for Amazon’s real estate te ...


 
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