Texas city of Arlington says it’s out of bid for Amazon HQ2
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The city of Arlington says it's "no longer moving forward" in the competition to become Amazon's second headquarters, and released details...
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Amazon has been looking outside Seattle to add jobs for years — and now trend is accelerating
Amazon has threatened to halt job growth in Seattle while the City Council debates a new tax on big businesses. But the company is already...
HQ2 cities listen up: Amazon flexing its political muscle sends a message not just to Seattle
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What Amazon’s HQ2 could mean for winning city’s rents
Zillow estimates that rents in Nashville, one of 20 finalists for Amazon’s second headquarters, would rise 3.3 percent a year if it landed HQ2, almost...
The unspoken factor in Amazon’s search for a new home: Jeff Bezos’ support for gay rights
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Amid bidding war for Amazon HQ2, Pittsburgh debates trade-offs
The nationwide jockeying for HQ2 has sparked a debate about the trade-offs cities and states make to lure megaprojects. That’s playing out in Pittsburgh, where...
Amazon tours Washington, D.C.; Maryland and Virginia in search for new headquarters
The tour is the latest sign that the tech giant is seriously considering adding a second headquarters with as many as 50,000 jobs to the...
The Amazon HQ2 search mystery has been solved! Or has it?
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