Amazon HQ2

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Amazon HQ2
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Project Information
Project Title Amazon HQ2
Owner Anne Dayton, Ed Egan, Diana Carranza
Start Date October 5th,2017
Deadline
Keywords Amazon, Headquarters, Bids, Proposals
Primary Billing
Notes
Has project status Active
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On September 2017, Amazon announced it wants a second home outside Seattle. The news have resulted in a fierce bidding war to lure Amazon — and the thousands of high-paying jobs — using a combination of tax breaks and other incentives.

Amazon’s current headquarters is located in downtown Seattle, Washington. This urban campus employs tens of thousands of employees. Amazon has been a catalyst for development in downtown Seattle and for the redevelopment of the South Lake Union Innovation District. In 2017, Amazon was awarded the “City Maker” award by the Downtown Seattle Association. The company estimates its investments in Seattle from 2010 through 2016 resulted in an additional $38 billion to the city’s economy – every dollar invested by Amazon in Seattle generated an additional $1.4 for the city’s economy overall. More information at: www.amazon.com/amazonHQ2.

We intend to provide information about Amazon's requests and any updated on the decision-making process.

Request for Proposal

Amazon's RFP was launched on September 7, 2017, the response deadline is by October 19, 2017 and the Final Site Selection is scheduled for 2018.In choosing the location for HQ2, Amazon has a preference for:

 Metropolitan areas with more than one million people

 A stable and business-friendly environment

 Urban or suburban locations with the potential to attract and retain strong technical talent

 Communities that think big and creatively when considering locations and real estate options

HQ2 could be, but does not have to be:

 An urban or downtown campus

 A similar layout to Amazon’s Seattle campus

 A development-prepped site. We want to encourage states/provinces and communities to think creatively for viable real estate options, while not negatively affecting our preferred timeline