Amazon Second equal Head Quarters .. bidding heats up... mee opinions enti folks...

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I think.. Denver or Pittsburgh has fair chances... for SURE

meeru a city anukuntunnaru... and what are the reasons....

 

 

It's the prize of a lifetime - a $5 billion investment creating 50,000 well-paid jobs that everyone wants, but only one US city will get.

From East to West, from North to South, metropolises across the United States are locked in a frenzied bidding war desperate to woo Amazon into favoring them as the site of the e-commerce giant's second headquarters.

From $7 billion in tax breaks in Newark, New Jersey -- 50 years ago aflame by deadly race riots -- to a giant cactus shipped inter-state, bids range from the colossally ambitious to the silly before Thursday's deadline for submissions.

The e-commerce giant announced last month that it planned to invest more than $5 billion in opening Amazon HQ2, a second company headquarters in North America that would create up to 50,000 jobs, and tens of thousands of spin-off jobs.

"We expect HQ2 to be a full equal to our Seattle headquarters," promised Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, America's second richest billionaire worth $85.8 billion.

The Seattle-based company's unusual announcement unleashed nationwide competitive juices as some of America's most glittering cities -- New York and Chicago vie with lesser-known backwaters looking to exit oblivion.

"Let any state go and try to beat that package," announced a typically bombastic New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on behalf of Newark's bid.

Christie, a Republican ally of US President Donald Trump, reached across the increasingly bitter US partisan divide to join forces with Democratic Senator Cory Booker and champion Newark's chances.

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New Jersey dangled the prospect of $5 billion in tax incentives over 10 years, $1 billion in property tax abatement and wage tax waivers that would allow Amazon employees to keep around $1 billion of their hard earned money over 20 years.

As part of New York's metropolitan area, Newark fulfills Amazon's 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.

But that wishlist hasn't stopped lesser contenders resorting to gimmicks in a bid to win attention and perhaps circumvent the stipulations from Amazon.

Atlanta suburb Stonecrest, Georgia has offered to surrender 345 acres to create a new city called -- wait for it -- Amazon. "They have an eternal brand if they create and live in Amazon," Mayor Jason Lary told Fox Business. "Their own zipcode."

Birmingham, Alabama erected giant replicas of Amazon's distinctive grey shipping boxes downtown, a business group in Tucson, Arizona, uprooted a 21-foot (6.5-meter) cactus and shipped it to Amazon's Seattle head office.

"Unfortunately, we can't accept gifts (even really cool ones)," tweeted the retailer in response, saying they had donated it to the Desert Museum.

Then there have been the letters. Basketball legend Michael Jordan reportedly wrote to Bezos recommending Charlotte, North Carolina. So did the city of Gary, Indiana - part of the US Rust Belt where more than a third of the population is believed to live in poverty.

'Far-fetched'

"I know locating (to Gary) may seem far-fetched," it said in an advertisement taken out in The New York Times. "But far-fetched is what we do in America. It was far-fetched for 13 scrawny American colonies to succeed against the might of the British Empire."

Gary didn't make the top-10 shortlist drawn up by Moody's Analytics, which put Austin, Texas in pole position, but included Atlanta, Philadelphia, burgeoning tech hub Pittsburgh, New York metropolitan area and Boston and Salt Lake City.

Chicago, America's third largest city, has also jumped into the fray but "to ensure the competitiveness" of the bid, made few details available.

A study commissioned by World Business Chicago claimed that in 17 years, HQ2 would generate $341 billion in total spending, including $71 billion in salaries.

But not everyone is over the moon at the prospect of Amazon, which has attracted criticism for offshore tax dodging, coming to town.

Writing to Bezos on Tuesday, leaders from more than 80 civic groups warned that Amazon must be ready to hire locally, pay its fair share of taxes, and make sure that the entire community benefits. "We're expecting Amazon to pay your fair share if you end up being our neighbor," it said.

 

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Dallas 

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Pittsburgh lo vasthe nenu pothaa aadike.... 

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Atlanta Already a big distribution hub for Amazon.. World's busiest airport 

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2 minutes ago, JambaKrantu said:

Atlanta Already a big distribution hub for Amazon.. World's busiest airport 

Also worlds busiest traffic 

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CBN USA trip ki anduke coming man. International Headquarters at Amaravathi 

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Charlotte or Texas 

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11 minutes ago, Quickgun_murugan said:

I think.. Denver or Pittsburgh has fair chances... for SURE

 

 

It's the prize of a lifetime - a $5 billion investment creating 50,000 well-paid jobs that everyone wants, but only one US city will get.

From East to West, from North to South, metropolises across the United States are locked in a frenzied bidding war desperate to woo Amazon into favoring them as the site of the e-commerce giant's second headquarters.

From $7 billion in tax breaks in Newark, New Jersey -- 50 years ago aflame by deadly race riots -- to a giant cactus shipped inter-state, bids range from the colossally ambitious to the silly before Thursday's deadline for submissions.

The e-commerce giant announced last month that it planned to invest more than $5 billion in opening Amazon HQ2, a second company headquarters in North America that would create up to 50,000 jobs, and tens of thousands of spin-off jobs.

"We expect HQ2 to be a full equal to our Seattle headquarters," promised Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, America's second richest billionaire worth $85.8 billion.

The Seattle-based company's unusual announcement unleashed nationwide competitive juices as some of America's most glittering cities -- New York and Chicago vie with lesser-known backwaters looking to exit oblivion.

"Let any state go and try to beat that package," announced a typically bombastic New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on behalf of Newark's bid.

Christie, a Republican ally of US President Donald Trump, reached across the increasingly bitter US partisan divide to join forces with Democratic Senator Cory Booker and champion Newark's chances.

Amazon zipcode

New Jersey dangled the prospect of $5 billion in tax incentives over 10 years, $1 billion in property tax abatement and wage tax waivers that would allow Amazon employees to keep around $1 billion of their hard earned money over 20 years.

As part of New York's metropolitan area, Newark fulfills Amazon's 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.

But that wishlist hasn't stopped lesser contenders resorting to gimmicks in a bid to win attention and perhaps circumvent the stipulations from Amazon.

Atlanta suburb Stonecrest, Georgia has offered to surrender 345 acres to create a new city called -- wait for it -- Amazon. "They have an eternal brand if they create and live in Amazon," Mayor Jason Lary told Fox Business. "Their own zipcode."

Birmingham, Alabama erected giant replicas of Amazon's distinctive grey shipping boxes downtown, a business group in Tucson, Arizona, uprooted a 21-foot (6.5-meter) cactus and shipped it to Amazon's Seattle head office.

"Unfortunately, we can't accept gifts (even really cool ones)," tweeted the retailer in response, saying they had donated it to the Desert Museum.

Then there have been the letters. Basketball legend Michael Jordan reportedly wrote to Bezos recommending Charlotte, North Carolina. So did the city of Gary, Indiana - part of the US Rust Belt where more than a third of the population is believed to live in poverty.

'Far-fetched'

"I know locating (to Gary) may seem far-fetched," it said in an advertisement taken out in The New York Times. "But far-fetched is what we do in America. It was far-fetched for 13 scrawny American colonies to succeed against the might of the British Empire."

Gary didn't make the top-10 shortlist drawn up by Moody's Analytics, which put Austin, Texas in pole position, but included Atlanta, Philadelphia, burgeoning tech hub Pittsburgh, New York metropolitan area and Boston and Salt Lake City.

Chicago, America's third largest city, has also jumped into the fray but "to ensure the competitiveness" of the bid, made few details available.

A study commissioned by World Business Chicago claimed that in 17 years, HQ2 would generate $341 billion in total spending, including $71 billion in salaries.

But not everyone is over the moon at the prospect of Amazon, which has attracted criticism for offshore tax dodging, coming to town.

Writing to Bezos on Tuesday, leaders from more than 80 civic groups warned that Amazon must be ready to hire locally, pay its fair share of taxes, and make sure that the entire community benefits. "We're expecting Amazon to pay your fair share if you end up being our neighbor," it said.

 

Thank you MJ

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4 minutes ago, mettastar said:

Charlotte or Texas 

 

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DENVER COLORADO 

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Chicago, Illinois

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According to the Chicago Tribune, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has already spoken to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos about the possibility of opening a headquarters in the city. Several other corporations — including McDonald's, Kraft Heinz, and Conagra Brands — have recently planned to move their base from the suburbs to this Midwestern hub.

Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota

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Gov. Mark Dayton said in a statement that city and regional nonprofits and development agencies were working on a proposal for an Amazon headquarters in the Twin Cities.

Toronto, Ontario

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Mayor John Tory called the race for the Amazon headquarters "the Olympics of bidding."

"We should be bidding for this and be very, very competitive, and I'm in the midst of talking to the other governments to make sure that's what we do," he said Thursday, according to The Toronto Star.

San Diego, California

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"San Diego has the geographic proximity to international markets, unparalleled quality of life and workforce talent that companies like Amazon are looking for, so Mayor Faulconer's office has directed the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp. to coordinate a regional response," Matt Awbrey, Mayor Kevin Faulconer's deputy chief of staff, said in a statement, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune.

Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

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Mike Rosa, senior vice president for economic development of the Dallas Regional Chamber, told The Dallas Morning News that the group had "communicated to Amazon our intent to respond" to the call for proposals.

Denver, Colorado

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"This is a megaprospect, and we have already initiated conversations with our economic development partners at the state and regional level to thoroughly consider the best possible fit for Denver and the region," said Mayor Michael Hancock, according to The Denver Post.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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"With an unmatched portfolio of technological talent and intriguing development parcels, Pittsburgh is uniquely positioned to submit a winning bid for Amazon's facility," Mayor Bill Peduto said, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Baltimore, Maryland

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Both city and state officials expressed interest in petitioning Amazon for the headquarters opportunity. Mayor Catherine Pugh said the city would "pursue this opportunity aggressively," The Baltimore Sun reported.

Boston, Massachusetts

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State and local officials told The Boston Globe that they would put together a bid to make Boston the site of Amazon's new HQ. They said they would most likely use a revised version of the argument that lured GE to the city.

Pioneer Valley in western Massachusetts, which includes the city of Springfield, also said it was prepping a bid for Amazon's consideration.

Columbus, Ohio

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The Columbus Dispatch reported that city officials were "in the hunt" for Amazon's HQ and would submit a bid.

Detroit, Michigan

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A spokesman for Mayor Mike Duggan said the city was evaluating the opportunity "carefully," and local real-estate magnates like Dan Gilbert have thrown their weight behind the idea.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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The City of Brotherly Love will be making a pitch to become Amazon's second home, according to local media.

Phoenix, Arizona

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The director of economic development for the city told the Phoenix Business Journal the region could be "very competitive" for the headquarters, though officials have not said definitively whether they will seek a bid.

Vancouver, British Columbia

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Mayor Gregor Robertson tweeted that Amazon would be a "fantastic addition" to the city's "world-class innovation ecosystem."

City officials said they would put in a bid to Amazon.

Kentucky

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A state official told Reuters that it planned to prepare a bid, though the official didn't specify a city.

Washington, DC

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Officials said they would pursue the opportunity but stopped short of saying they would place a bid.

Brian Kenner, the deputy mayor for planning and economic development, said the city was "positioned to be a desirable location for Amazon's East Coast headquarters."

Yelp recently decided to move into the capital, and Bezos is renovating a mansion there.

Kansas City, Missouri

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Tim Cowden, president of the Kansas City Area Development Council, said in a statement that the city would put together an "aggressive" proposal to submit to Amazon.

Memphis, Tennessee

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Mayor Jim Strickland tweeted his city's intention of making a bid, saying, "We're on it," and adding that the city "has so much to offer!"

Nashville, Tennessee

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Not to be outdone by Memphis, Mayor Megan Barry confirmed in a statement that the city would bid on the project.

Buffalo, New York

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Mayor Byron Brown tweeted that he was "looking into this huge opportunity," and the county Legislature has already passed a resolution in support of the idea.

St. Louis, Missouri

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Mayor Lyda Krewson said in a statement that the city would put together "a very competitive" proposal to host of Amazon's new headquarters.

Sacramento, California

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"I have an answer for Amazon — Sacramento," Mayor Darrell Steinberg wrote in a statement, indicating the city would ready a bid before October 19.

Virginia Beach, Virginia

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Mayor Will Sessoms said the city was pursuing a proposal "at full speed."

Portland, Oregon

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"The city, the state, the region — it's fair to say everyone is extremely interested in this one," a spokesman for Portland's economic development agency told The Oregonian.

Edmonton, Alberta

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Mayor Don Iveson called the prospect of Amazon moving into town a "tasty morsel," according to the Edmonton Journal.

Los Angeles, California

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"I welcome the opportunity to compete for this remarkable investment, and the tens of thousands of good-paying jobs it is sure to bring with it," Mayor Eric Garcetti said in his statement to the Los Angeles Times.

Calgary, Alberta

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"When you look at the criteria, I can't imagine a place that meets it better than Calgary," Mayor Naheed Nenshi said, according to the Calgary Herald. "I will be making that case strongly."

Arlington County, Virginia

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Outside of DC, in nearby Virginia, officials told local media the county "will be pursuing the opportunity," though they didn't discuss specific locations.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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"I'm proud to say Milwaukee meets all your requirements and even prouder to say our incredible renaissance would compliment your vision," Mayor Tom Barrett wrote in a letter to Bezos, describing the city's intent to place a bid.

New York, New York

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A representative for Mayor Bill de Blasio told CNBC, "We are very interested in the possibility of Amazon locating a headquarters in the five boroughs and believe the city's competitive advantages position it well."

Las Vegas, Nevada

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"Our goal is to compete for projects on all levels," said Jonas Peterson, CEO of the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance. "We believe our community has a great product to offer headquarters-related projects."

Ottawa, Ontario

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"I've asked staff to review the application process with a view to being part of the competition," Mayor Jim Watson tweeted Thursday.

San Jose, California

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Deputy City Manager Kim Walesh told the San Francisco Chronicle that her team was getting the proposal together, "but on the face of it, it is a pretty exciting opportunity."

San Antonio, Texas

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Mayor Ron Nirenberg told CNBC: "We have the workforce, infrastructure, and quality of life that all major corporations look for in a location. In coordination with the San Antonio Economic Development Foundation, Team San Antonio is ready to show that our city is in the most competitive position possible when those opportunities arise and when they align with community priorities."

London, Ontario

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At least one city official thinks London would be a good fit for Amazon — Josh Morgan, the Ward 7 councillor, tweeted: "This opportunity has the potential to be transformational for the City of London and SW Ontario. I'll be raising it at Committee next week."

Wilmington, Delaware

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John Rago, the mayor's deputy chief of staff for policy and communications, said the city was "on this big time," according to Technically Delaware.

He continued: "This is an exciting opportunity, and we are putting together a good case for why Amazon would find Wilmington to be a welcoming and supportive home for the company's headquarters."

Birmingham, Alabama

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"We are very interested in Amazon, and we will be working with other organizations in making an effort to attract Amazon to this community," Mayor William Bell told AL.com.

Rhode Island

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"Rhode Island is in the game," Matthew Sheaff, a spokesman for the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation, told the Providence Journal, adding that it was too early to tell which location the state would pitch to Amazon.

Hartford, Connecticut

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"We plan to make a pitch to Amazon, and we plan to work with our partners around the region to do it," Mayor Luke Bronin said in a statement to NBC.

Houston, Texas

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"Houston is definitely interested in the Amazon HQ project and will look into the process of formally soliciting it," a city representative told the Houston Business Journal.

Albany, New York

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Marty Vanags, the president of the Saratoga County Prosperity Partnership, told the Albany Business Review that it would work with the Albany-based Center for Economic Growth "and others to develop a proposal for Amazon."

Saratoga County neighbors Albany. The capital region would need to bound together all nearby counties in its bid to meet Amazon's population requirement of 1 million.

Rochester, New York

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Rochester Chamber of Commerce CEO Bob Duffy has sent two letters to Bezos indicating the city will submit a proposal.

Cincinnati, Ohio

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Mayor John Cranley tweeted Thursday, "We are already working on our proposal."

Oakland, California

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Mayor Libby Schaaf told CNBC: "We're excited to explore the Amazon HQ2 project and the benefits it could bring to our community, as well as our region. At an estimated 50,000 employees, the project would have a profound impact on Bay Area residents, and in the midst of a statewide housing affordability crisis, we would need to address all outcomes a project of this magnitude would create."

Austin, Texas

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The capital of Texas has thrown its hat in the ring.

"Definitely we want to compete, and compete hard and would like to win," Mike Rollins, president and CEO of Austin's chamber of commerce, told the Austin American-Statesman.

Tampa, Florida

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"On a scale of 1 to 10, this is a 13 for us," Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corp. CEO Craig Richard told the Tampa Bay Times. "We have read Amazon's RFP [request for proposal] and it sounds like it was written for us."

Salt Lake City, Utah

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Utah isn't missing its shot to woo Amazon, either.

The Lt. Govenor of Utah, Spencer Cox, tweeted: "I can assure you that we are all over this."

He also joked: "I just asked Alexa to help us win the HQ2 bid, so I feel pretty good about our chances."

Tucson, Arizona

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Sun Corridor, an economic development agency working with state and local officials to submit a bid to Amazon, is sending a message to Bezos that he can't ignore.

Instead of sending a letter, though, they're sending the Amazon CEO a 21-foot saguaro cactus in an effort to grab his attention and get him to consider Tuscon, according to the Arizona Daily Star.

Oak Brook, Illinois

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As McDonald's prepares to ditch its longtime home base of Oak Brook, Illinois, the Chicago suburb is looking for a new business to take its place. Amazon could fit the bill. 

"Having a company like Amazon come to Oak Brook would be a huge economic boom for this entire area, and we believe we have a perfect situation for Amazon to come here, with McDonald's getting ready to move," Gopal Lalmalani, president of the Chicago suburb, told the Chicago Tribune.

Gary, Indiana

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Gary, Indiana, has a population of about 77,000 and is 30 miles from Chicago. It has a high crame rate and a large number of abandoned buildings.

Karen Freeman-Wilson, the city's mayor, outlined her case and interntion to make a bid in an  open letter to Bezos, which was published in an ad in The New York Times.

Atlantic City, New Jersey

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Atlantic City might be an ideal location for Amazon's next headquarters, according to city officials who told NJ.com they plan on making a bid.  The nearby Atlantic City International Airport is one of just six test sites for unmanned aircraft nationwide, which bodes well for Amazon's drone-delivery ambitions.

Newark, New Jersey

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"Newark is ready for its next big step," New Jersey Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. wrote in an op-ed on NJ.com.

Bayonne, New Jersey

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"The expansion for Amazon that is possible on [the Miltary Ocean Terminal]  — I don't want to say is endless — but is a phenomenal opportunity for them, given the proximity of where that land is," Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis told the Jersey Journal.

The Military Ocean Terminal is a former US miltary base that the Army abandoned in 1999. It consists of a long pier with views overlooking Manhattan.

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17 minutes ago, Quickgun_murugan said:

I think.. Denver or Pittsburgh has fair chances... for SURE

meeru a city anukuntunnaru... and what are the reasons....

 

 

It's the prize of a lifetime - a $5 billion investment creating 50,000 well-paid jobs that everyone wants, but only one US city will get.

From East to West, from North to South, metropolises across the United States are locked in a frenzied bidding war desperate to woo Amazon into favoring them as the site of the e-commerce giant's second headquarters.

From $7 billion in tax breaks in Newark, New Jersey -- 50 years ago aflame by deadly race riots -- to a giant cactus shipped inter-state, bids range from the colossally ambitious to the silly before Thursday's deadline for submissions.

The e-commerce giant announced last month that it planned to invest more than $5 billion in opening Amazon HQ2, a second company headquarters in North America that would create up to 50,000 jobs, and tens of thousands of spin-off jobs.

"We expect HQ2 to be a full equal to our Seattle headquarters," promised Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, America's second richest billionaire worth $85.8 billion.

The Seattle-based company's unusual announcement unleashed nationwide competitive juices as some of America's most glittering cities -- New York and Chicago vie with lesser-known backwaters looking to exit oblivion.

"Let any state go and try to beat that package," announced a typically bombastic New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on behalf of Newark's bid.

Christie, a Republican ally of US President Donald Trump, reached across the increasingly bitter US partisan divide to join forces with Democratic Senator Cory Booker and champion Newark's chances.

Amazon zipcode

New Jersey dangled the prospect of $5 billion in tax incentives over 10 years, $1 billion in property tax abatement and wage tax waivers that would allow Amazon employees to keep around $1 billion of their hard earned money over 20 years.

As part of New York's metropolitan area, Newark fulfills Amazon's 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.

But that wishlist hasn't stopped lesser contenders resorting to gimmicks in a bid to win attention and perhaps circumvent the stipulations from Amazon.

Atlanta suburb Stonecrest, Georgia has offered to surrender 345 acres to create a new city called -- wait for it -- Amazon. "They have an eternal brand if they create and live in Amazon," Mayor Jason Lary told Fox Business. "Their own zipcode."

Birmingham, Alabama erected giant replicas of Amazon's distinctive grey shipping boxes downtown, a business group in Tucson, Arizona, uprooted a 21-foot (6.5-meter) cactus and shipped it to Amazon's Seattle head office.

"Unfortunately, we can't accept gifts (even really cool ones)," tweeted the retailer in response, saying they had donated it to the Desert Museum.

Then there have been the letters. Basketball legend Michael Jordan reportedly wrote to Bezos recommending Charlotte, North Carolina. So did the city of Gary, Indiana - part of the US Rust Belt where more than a third of the population is believed to live in poverty.

'Far-fetched'

"I know locating (to Gary) may seem far-fetched," it said in an advertisement taken out in The New York Times. "But far-fetched is what we do in America. It was far-fetched for 13 scrawny American colonies to succeed against the might of the British Empire."

Gary didn't make the top-10 shortlist drawn up by Moody's Analytics, which put Austin, Texas in pole position, but included Atlanta, Philadelphia, burgeoning tech hub Pittsburgh, New York metropolitan area and Boston and Salt Lake City.

Chicago, America's third largest city, has also jumped into the fray but "to ensure the competitiveness" of the bid, made few details available.

A study commissioned by World Business Chicago claimed that in 17 years, HQ2 would generate $341 billion in total spending, including $71 billion in salaries.

But not everyone is over the moon at the prospect of Amazon, which has attracted criticism for offshore tax dodging, coming to town.

Writing to Bezos on Tuesday, leaders from more than 80 civic groups warned that Amazon must be ready to hire locally, pay its fair share of taxes, and make sure that the entire community benefits. "We're expecting Amazon to pay your fair share if you end up being our neighbor," it said.

 

A city aina lo vasthe a city vasulu appu soppo chesi illulu konukkondi. Machi appreciation vasthadi. Idi matram pakka. A seattle chusthe ardham aindi msft and amazon valla illu prices ekkado aasman la unnay.

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Houston lo recent ga oka big warehouse pettaru Amazon vaallu .. 

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