Thursday, January 18, 2018

Amazon's Next Headquarters

Greetings,
Happy New Year!  One of the big news stories has been where Amazon will locate their next headquarters.  This is big news (and big business) for the cities who are trying to get a new Amazon store:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/18/technology/cities-amazon-headquarters.html

The list has been narrowed down to twenty cities.  Some locales have offered financial incentives to attract Amazon.  Part of it is the jobs that such a large company will create.  Another part of the intrigue is that Amazon intends to make this a second headquarters.  Most large companies have a location in one city.  The idea that one of the largest companies on the planet is shopping for a second home is absolutely fascinating.  Many cities are going out of their way to roll out the red carpet.  Once the location is officially announced, we'll know for sure.  In the meantime, we're down to considerably narrower list of cities.  It'll be interesting to see how this all sugars out.  In the meantime, catch me in the library.