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Which city will be home to Amazon’s new HQ?

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After Amazon announced they were on the hunt for a second headquarter location, cities all over jumped on the idea. Of course they would – Amazon will spend billions developing the headquarters and boost the job market by hiring 50,000 workers.

“We expect HQ2 to be a full equal to our Seattle headquarters,” said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder/CEO.

So here’s the criteria:

🌆 Sizable city

🚃 Good transportation

📖 Strong schools

👩🏽‍🎓 Talented workforce

✈️ Easy access to airports

These Southeastern cities are in the running, according to Recode

  • Atlanta, GA
  • Charlotte, NC
  • Raleigh, NC
  • Nashville, TN

Which city do you think would be the best fit for Amazon’s HQ2? Let us know.

Read the whole story at Recode.

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