Amazon's HQ2 Research Committee gives a second look at two cities

The suspense is growing every day in the expectation of Amazon to announce the location of its second seat. The retail giant is expected to announce by the end of 2018 its investment of more than $ 5 billion and create 50,000 well-paying jobs over the next decade. At present, HQ2's research committee has given its opinion to two cities, according to local media.

Representatives from Amazon visited the 20 cities on the shortlist: Toronto, Columbus, Indianapolis, Chicago, Denver, Nashville, Los Angeles, Dallas, Austin, Boston, New York, New York, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, County of Montgomery in Maryland, Washington, DC, Raleigh, North Virginia, Atlanta and Miami.

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Everyone has a theory about the city that Amazon will ultimately choose. Many experts appreciate Amazon's chances of gaining a foothold in the DC, and Sperling's Best Places bet on Oatlands, Virginia.

While Amazon announced last week that it would raise its minimum wage for all workers to $ 15, town planner Richard Florida encouraged Jeff Bezos and his company to give up tax-funded incentives from cities claiming QG2 . "Amazon itself has a lot to gain by combining its efforts to do better, both by its workers and by American cities. The risk to its reputation of being considered a bad corporate citizen far exceeds the amount that such efforts would cost, "Florida wrote to CityLab.