Thursday 7 September 2017

Amazon announces plans for second HQ, looks to be wooed

Amazon has announced plans to open a second company headquarters called HQ2 somewhere in **North America, equivalent to its massive base in Seattle. Amazon says it will invest around $5 billion in the construction and operation of the new headquarters. It’s planning to grow it to provide 50,000 jobs, and has opened up proposal requests for cities interested in hosting the company. Amazon says it has preferences for a city that has more than 1 million people, a stable and business-friendly environment, and locations that can attract and retain technical talent.

Under a “decision drivers” part, Amazon asks cities to identify incentive programs available for HQ2 including tax credits/exemptions, relocation grants, workforce grants, utility...

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from
https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/7/16266004/amazon-second-headquarters-north-america-seattle-2hq

from
http://ifeeltechinc.blogspot.com/2017/09/amazon-announces-plans-for-second-hq.html

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