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And Then There Were 20 — The Amazon HQ2 Finalists

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Austin, Boston, New York and D.C. Boston, Massachusetts. Indianapolis, Indiana. When Amazon came to Seattle, Washington, it changed the region through a boom in development to keep up with growth in employees and higher rent prices. all made the cut, as did some surprises like Columbus, Ohio. Politicians across the U.S.

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Site Visits Fuel Anticipation For Amazon’s HQ2

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That is partly because Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post and has a house in the region. Jared Evans, a member of the Indianapolis City-County Council, told the paper, “the only time the public may become aware if the city has promised Amazon incentives is if we win, and then we need to get those incentives passed.”.