We are already a month into the process, so nearly everyone alive is aware that the world’s largest online retailer, Amazon.com has decided
to expand their
administrative operations beyond Seattle, to another metropolitan area.
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| Green = states where government is too big. |
In a stroke of public relations genius, and setting the
stage for a battle that would put Thunderdome to shame, cities across the
country are very publicly competing for the prospect of being home to HQ2, and
laying out the reddest of carpets. The advertised potential benefit to the
welcoming city would be huge: $5 billion in investment, and 50,000 jobs, which
would likely average in the low six figures.
