We probably shouldn’t be shocked, but Amazon has released its shortlist of cities it’s considering as the location of its sought-after “HQ2,” and Boston is on it. Alist of the 20 top contendersreleased Thursday morning includes New York City, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Denver, Dallas,...
If Amazon's biggest priority for its new location is the workforce, Boston has a compelling story to tell.Massachusetts workers are among the highest educated in the nation,and no state gets better results from its workforce training programs. But anyone who has tried driving in the city's n...
In its bid for Amazon's HQ2, the city mocked up a sign where the Watchtower logo once loomed atop its former headquarters at the edge of Dumbo (Rendering courtesy of the NYC EDC) Did Brooklyn ever really have a chance at winning the new Amazon campus?
"I'm thrilled to see that Amazon has included both Austin and Dallas as finalists for its forthcoming HQ2," said Texas Governor Greg Abbott in a statement. "Texas is a hotbed for the tech industry, and both Austin and Dallas have proven themselves to be among the most sought after locati...
Amazon confirms New York City, North Virginia for HQ2 sites Amazon said it chose two locations rather than one to better attract top talent. It said the average salary for new jobs created in New York, Arlington and Nashville will exceed $150,000 per year. ...
boston, atlanta, and los angeles, mixed in with some political powerhouses, like washington, dc and northern virginia. amazon's picks for its so-called hq2 are, with a few exceptions, already thriving. newark is one of those exceptions. at 7.9 percent, newark's unemployment rate sits at ...
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Plans for a new headquarters, which Amazon is calling HQ2, seem to chart expectations for even more hiring at a company that has upended brick-and-mortar retail as it reshaped Seattle’s core. The company now occupies 8.1 million square feet of office space in the company’s spraw...
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Rochester’s transit story is admittedly not as strong as some other cities that are vying for Amazon HQ2. Many North American cities, from Washington D.C. to Boston to Chicago, have enviable rail systems that mitigate the need to drive in the city. Rochester built a small subway in the...