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Amazon will set its second North American headquarters in one of these 20 cities.
Amazon will set its second North American headquarters in one of these 20 cities.
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![Atlanta, GeorgiaThis southern belle ranks high in education and tech talent thanks in part to Georgia Tech. It is a transport hub with the busiest airport in the world, and eventually offers more than $ 1 billion in incentives. Factor in a reasonable cost of living, and Atlanta should guarantee serious assessment. Photo: Vns24@yahoo.com, Getty Images / Flickr Select]()
Atlanta, Georgia
This southern belle is highly rated in education and technological talent, partly due to Georgia Tech. It is a transport hub with the busiest airport in the world, and eventually offers more than $ 1 billion in incentives. Factor in a reasonable cost of living, and Atlanta should guarantee serious assessment.
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Atlanta, Georgia
This southern belle ranks high in education and technological talent, partly due to Georgia Tech. It is a transport hub with the busiest airport in the world and is supposed to offer more
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![Austin, TexasHouse of the University of Texas, Austin, is also high in education and available technical talent, as well as a good food, music and festival scene. Amazon-owned Whole Foods is already based there, but is Texas too much of a cultural leap from Seattle? Photo: 4 Eyes Photography, Getty Images / (c) 4 Eyes Photography]()
Austin, TexasThe University of Texas, Austin, is also high in education and available technical talent as well as a great food , music and festival scene. Amazon-owned Whole Foods is already based there, but is Texas too much of a cultural leap from Seattle?
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Austin, Texas
The University of Texas, Austin, is also home to education and available technical talent, as well as a great food, music and festival scene. Amazon-owned Whole Foods is already
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![Boston, Massachusetts Boston has obviously a lot to offer as the home of MIT, Harvard and several other major institutions. In addition, Amazon has already invested in the area, including the announcement of a 900-person office in the city that is scheduled to open in the spring. Boston has proved willing to give businesses huge tax breaks to move into the city, like the 150 million dollars in incentives it gave General Electric. Photo: Jean-Pierre Lescourret, Getty Images / Lonely Planet Images]()
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston obviously has a lot to offer as home to MIT, Harvard and several other major institutions. In addition, Amazon has already invested in the area, including the announcement of a 900-person office in the city that is scheduled to open in the spring. Boston has proved willing to give businesses huge tax breaks to move into the city, like $ 150 million in incentives it gave General Electric.
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Boston, Massachusetts
Boston obviously has a lot to offer as the home of MIT, Harvard and several other major institutions. In addition, Amazon has already invested in the area, including the announcement of a
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![Columbus, OhioThe capital of Ohio and the home of Ohio State University offered Amazon 15 years full property tax reduction, income tax refunds and investments in transportation, education and labor development, according to Columbus Dispatch. But would it be enough to overcome the city's economic and transport challenges? Photo: Raymond Boyd / Getty Images]()
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University and Ohio State University offers Amazon 15 years full property tax reduction, income tax refunds and investments in transportation, education and labor development, according to Columbus Dispatch. But would it be enough to overcome the city's economic and transport challenges? [19659000] Less
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio and Ohio State University offered Amazon 15 years full property tax reduction, income tax refunds and investment in transport, education and workforce
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![Dallas, TexasTexas is business-friendly, but will Amazon's workforce - including those now based in progressive Seattle - be happy to work in conservative mode? Dallas's proximity to Austin can work in its favor as it can be relatively cheap construction costs. Dallas, Texas <br /></b></p>
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Texas is business-friendly, but would the Amazon's workforce – including those now based in progressive Seattle – be happy to work in the conservative state? Dallas proximity to Austin could
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Mile High City is definitely the most popular Seattle of the 20 finalists: a blue dot in mostly red state with many opportunities for outdoor life and a new technological scene. In addition, it has a busy airport. But with so many challengers based on the East Coast, Denver can be too close to Seattle to be the next Seattle?
Mile High City is definitely the most like Seattle of the 20 finalists: a blue dot in a mostly red state with many opportunities for outdoor activities and a new technological scene. Plus
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There are not many details known about Indy's suggestion, but Indiana has a reputation as a business-friendly, stable economy. San Francisco-based Salesforce has a strong presence in the city, an indication of an increasing technology sector.
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There are not many details known about Indy's suggestion, but Indiana has a reputation as a business-friendly, stable economy. San Francisco-based Salesforce has a great presence in
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LA has a lot to work with, including infrastructure problems and a highly regulated California economy. But an abundance of educational opportunities and available technical talent can help overcome it. Besides, Amazon makes a big impression in entertainment.
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LA has a lot to work with, including infrastructure issues and a high-regulated California economy. But an abundance of educational opportunities and available technology
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Photo: Jean-Pierre Lescourret / Getty Images / Lonely Planet Image
Miami is probably the biggest surprise on Amazon's list of finalists. There are major transport challenges, not to mention that the city is not exactly known as a technology center. Perhaps South Florida's lifestyle is more swinging than we realized. Miami, Florida
Miami is probably the biggest surprise on Amazon's list of finalists. There are major transport challenges, not to mention that the city is not exactly known as a technology center. Maybe
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Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is known to have perhaps the best music scene in the country, but it does not have a big airport and can be hard to get to. It does not attract much technical talent either.
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New York does not have to advertise itself. It is one of the world's most important, influential sites, but it would cost Amazon a lot, as there are no indications that the city will provide financial incentives. However, the neighboring Newark passed a $ 5 billion tax incentive package for its bid.
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New York does not have to advertise itself. It's one of the world's most important, influential places, but it would cost Amazon a lot, as it's not
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The city of Brotherly Love experiences some kind of Renaissance, and the presence of Amazon will surely increase speeds a bit. The city does not provide details about the incentive package it offered the company, but it was reportedly north of $ 1 billion.
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The city of Brotherly Love experiences a kind of Renaissance, and the presence of Amazon will surely gain momentum. The city does not provide details about the incentive
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
With Carnegie Mellon University leading a wave of robotics and artificial intelligence research in the city, Pittsburgh is not known for coal anymore. Could it pair with a total of
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Less Another dark horse, the representative of North Carolina's Research Triangle, has a healthy technological scene and many local institutions that produce a large talent pool. But the city lacks much
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