amazon narrows list of hq2 candidates to 20
Last Updated : GMT 06:49:16
Arab Today, arab today
Arab Today, arab today
Last Updated : GMT 06:49:16
Arab Today, arab today

Amazon narrows list of 'HQ2' candidates to 20

Arab Today, arab today

Arab Today, arab today Amazon narrows list of 'HQ2' candidates to 20

Amazon said Thursday it had narrowed to 20 its options for a second headquarters for the sprawling technolog
Washington - Arab Today

Amazon said Thursday it had narrowed to 20 its options for a second headquarters for the sprawling technology and lifestyle company headed by Jeff Bezos, the world's richest individual.After 238 cities from North America submitted bids, Amazon announced its short list included three in the vicinity of the US capital Washington, and the Canadian city of Toronto

Thank you to all 238 communities that submitted proposals. Getting from 238 to 20 was very tough – all the proposals showed tremendous enthusiasm and creativity," said Holly Sullivan of Amazon Public Policy.

"Through this process we learned about many new communities across North America that we will consider as locations for future infrastructure investment and job creation."

The new list included Washington -- where Bezos has a residence and owns the Washington Post newspaper -- but also the suburban areas of "northern Virginia" and Montgomery County, Maryland.

New York City was also on the list, as was the nearby city of Newark, New Jersey.

Other cities in the northeast included Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Raleigh, North Carolina. From the southeast, Atlanta, Miami and Nashville, Tennessee also made the cut.

Chicago, Indianapolis and Columbus, Ohio were the Midwestern cities on the list of candidates. Amazon also selected Denver, Los Angeles and two Texas cities -- Dallas and Austin.

Based in the northwest city of Seattle, Washington, Amazon announced in October it was looking for a second headquarters -- dubbed HQ2 -- which would get an investment of $5 billion and create at least 50,000 jobs.

Cities from around North America, including in Canada and Mexico, offered big tax incentives to win the bidding.

Amazon has expressed a preference for places with more than one million people, a business-friendly environment and urban or suburban locations able to attract and retain strong technical talent.

A final selection is expected sometime in 2018.

"In the coming months, Amazon will work with each of the candidate locations to dive deeper into their proposals, request additional information, and evaluate the feasibility of a future partnership that can accommodate the company's hiring plans as well as benefit its employees and the local community."

Created by Bezos 20 years ago, Amazon has grown from a online bookseller to a multifaceted global retailer, a major player in cloud computing and a major streaming media operator.

It also produces electronic devices which use its artificial intelligence assistant Alexa, and last year acquired the Whole Foods grocery chain. It has 540,000 employees worldwide

Source: AFP

arabstoday
arabstoday

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

amazon narrows list of hq2 candidates to 20 amazon narrows list of hq2 candidates to 20

 



Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

amazon narrows list of hq2 candidates to 20 amazon narrows list of hq2 candidates to 20

 



GMT 10:03 2018 Monday ,10 December

23 Palestinians arrested in West Bank

GMT 09:12 2018 Wednesday ,12 December

Ford trains 1,600 motorists in Mideast, Africa in 2018

GMT 09:00 2018 Wednesday ,12 December

May tours Europe in desperate bid to save Brexit deal

GMT 09:47 2018 Monday ,10 December

Russian ex-policeman convicted over 56 murders

GMT 13:29 2018 Friday ,14 December

Turkey targets military over alleged Gulen links

GMT 09:03 2018 Wednesday ,24 January

German investor confidence surges in January

GMT 09:19 2018 Thursday ,22 November

AIIB Jin Liqun praises Suez Canal projects

GMT 12:08 2018 Saturday ,20 October

OPEC participants performed Vienna Agreement by 111%

GMT 13:10 2018 Saturday ,29 September

Balochistan to widen nutrition program

GMT 07:16 2017 Wednesday ,29 March

Storm brews over Palestinian pints in Israeli pub

GMT 11:00 2017 Thursday ,26 October

Pixar's 'Coco' celebrates Mexico in times of Trump

GMT 10:08 2014 Friday ,16 May

Feng Shui health tips

GMT 12:07 2018 Tuesday ,23 October

Lavrov’s meeting with visiting US security adviser

GMT 20:48 2017 Saturday ,21 October

Nation's Future Party deplores Wahat

GMT 02:21 2017 Monday ,23 October

May22/June21

GMT 13:05 2017 Tuesday ,21 February

Settlers Storm al-Aqsa Under Police Protection

GMT 06:36 2017 Sunday ,19 March

Israeli Army bombs northern Gaza Strip

GMT 06:55 2017 Tuesday ,17 October

US-backed fighters seize infamous Raqqa roundabout
Arab Today, arab today
 
 Arab Today Facebook,arab today facebook  Arab Today Twitter,arab today twitter Arab Today Rss,arab today rss  Arab Today Youtube,arab today youtube  Arab Today Youtube,arab today youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©

arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday
arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday
arabstoday
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
arabstoday, Arabstoday, Arabstoday