USA Today reports that Amazon has narrowed its list of candidates for its second headquarters to 20 finalists:
SEATTLE — Amazon named 20 finalists in the race to win its second headquarters Thursday, narrowing the pool of cities and states competing to secure an expected 50,000 jobs and $5 billion in investment.
They are: Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Columbus, Ohio, Dallas, Denver, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Miami, Montgomery County, Md., Nashville, Newark, New York City, Northern Virginia, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Raleigh, N.C., Toronto and Washington, D.C.
I predict that in the unlikely event that Chicago is the site that Amazon picks, there will be a shareholders lawsuit claiming gross mismanagement.
Of those finalists I continue to think that Atlanta is the likely winner, followed by Austin and then Raleigh.
I understand Atlanta, but it’s not really a great quality of life. I really like Raleigh and Austin. They are obvious. Three dark horses, in order: Nashville, Indianapolis and Columbus.
Many like Washington DC because……….well, it’s obvious.