The stakes are high in the battle to attract Amazon's second headquarters and cities and even an entire Canadian province are hoping they will be chosen
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The stakes are high in the battle to attract Amazon’s second headquarters and cities and even an entire Canadian province are hoping they will be chosen.
The retail giant’s choice of city to complement its original HQ in Seattle will bring $5 billion of investment and 50,000 jobs over the next two decades and cities are investing significant resources and funds to show they have what Amazon needs.
A study of Amazon’s document on what it requires has been studied by real estate advisory firm Resonance Consultancy which says it has a good idea of the leading options for the new facility.
Resonance is ruling out the West, due to its close proximity to Amazon’s other centers.
Direct flights to Seattle and the ability to find the huge workforce required are essential to the decision and with that in mind Resonance has an initial shortlist: New York, Chicago, Dallas, Boston and Washington.
Then, the firm factored in the rankings of its America’s Best Cities report and criteria such as educational standards, diversity, housing affordability and quality of life.
That changes the top five possibilities to: New York, Chicago, Dallas, Boston, Washington.
So, it’s New York then?
Actually, no. Resonance says that the city is unlikely to have either than available land or the tax incentives that Amazon would be looking for; leaving Chicago, Dallas, Boston and Washington as the front runners.
The retail giant’s choice of city to complement its original HQ in Seattle will bring $5 billion of investment and 50,000 jobs over the next two decades and cities are investing significant resources and funds to show they have what Amazon needs.
A study of Amazon’s document on what it requires has been studied by real estate advisory firm Resonance Consultancy which says it has a good idea of the leading options for the new facility.
Resonance is ruling out the West, due to its close proximity to Amazon’s other centers.
Direct flights to Seattle and the ability to find the huge workforce required are essential to the decision and with that in mind Resonance has an initial shortlist: New York, Chicago, Dallas, Boston and Washington.
Then, the firm factored in the rankings of its America’s Best Cities report and criteria such as educational standards, diversity, housing affordability and quality of life.
That changes the top five possibilities to: New York, Chicago, Dallas, Boston, Washington.
So, it’s New York then?
Actually, no. Resonance says that the city is unlikely to have either than available land or the tax incentives that Amazon would be looking for; leaving Chicago, Dallas, Boston and Washington as the front runners.
