Amazon releases short list for HQ2, Minnesota eliminated
SEATTLE, WA - JUNE 16: An Amazon logo is seen inside the Amazon corporate headquarters on June 16, 2017 in Seattle, Washington. Amazon announced that it will buy Whole Foods Market, Inc. for over $13 billion. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
(KMSP) - Amazon released the short list for the site of its second headquarters in North America, and Minnesota isn't on it.
Minnesota was one of 238 locations to submit a bid last fall for the online retail giant's second headquarters. On Thursday, the list was narrowed to 20 finalists.
Amazon says it expects to spend $5 billion on the new headquarters and hire 50,000 employees.
The company plans to make a final decision on the location of HQ 2 by the end of 2018.
FINALISTS
- Atlanta, GA
- Austin, TX
- Boston, MA
- Chicago, IL
- Columbus, OH
- Dallas, TX
- Denver, CO
- Indianapolis, IN
- Miami, FL
- Montgomery County, MD
- Nashville, TN
- Newark, NJ
- New York City, NY
- Northern Virginia, VA
- Los Angeles, LA
- Philadelphia, PA
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Raleigh, NC
- Washington, D.C.
- Toronto, Canada