Cities are getting thirsty for that new Amazon headquarters

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It's been nearly two weeks since Amazon announced that it's looking for the perfect place to build its second American headquarters and in that time, there's been a frenzy of cities hoping to catch Jeff Bezos' eye so he can choo-choo-choose them. 

Amazon has put out some parameters for their eventual choice, noting it's looking for metro areas of at least 1 million people and preferably an urban or downtown space. Other guidelines, like "a stable and business-friendly environment" are bit more vague.

If we're being honest, just about every damn city in the country (and a few in Canada) would probably love to host Amazon's second home and the 50,000 jobs, $5 billion investment, and all the name recognition that comes with being home to one of the largest tech companies on Earth. Read more...

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via Zero Tech Blog

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