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And Then There Were 20 — The Amazon HQ2 Finalists

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Austin, Boston, New York and D.C. all made the cut, as did some surprises like Columbus, Ohio. Boston, Massachusetts. Columbus, Ohio. The finalists are in, and Amazon has chosen its list of the 20 cities still in the running to be the home of its second headquarters (HQ2), according to Bloomberg reports. Austin, Texas.

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Hillbilly Elegy Author J.D. Vance Heads To Ohio In Search Of Investment Opportunities

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Going forward, Vance will locatable in Columbus — and on the hunt for firms that might otherwise be ignored by the venture funding mechanism in the U.S. Case has been promoting entrepreneurship as a path for development in America outside the hubs in Silicon Valley and Boston.

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55 US Companies That Became Unicorns In 2018

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New York, Boston, Chicago, and Nashville, among other cities, all played host to newly minted unicorns last year. Select Investors: Camelot Venture Group, Align Technology, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Spark Capital, Clayton Dubilier & Rice. Plaid Technologies. Valuation: $3.2B. Total Funding: $1.3B. Valuation: $3B.