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And Then There Were 20 — The Amazon HQ2 Finalists

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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, Boston, New York and D.C. all made the cut, as did some surprises like Columbus, Ohio. Columbus, Ohio. Newark, New Jersey.

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The Warehouse Building Rush Brought By eCommerce

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But in recent years, as the pressure to get packages to consumers faster and cheaper has gotten high, the desirability of out of the way places has taken something of a backseat to areas like the Leigh Valley, which are that much closer to New York City and the I95/I81 corridor that connects all the major commerce centers of the East Coast.