Amazon
Is the 3rd largest US company by market cap. It has seen quite a run. Infact Amazon started as an online book seller became an online retailer. Then to an online market place. The other big story is amazon cloud services, probably the best voice recognition system alex and book readers.
Amazon and Seatle
Amazon is headquartered in seattle ,WA ans fueled the growth of the city in many ways . It has increased income ,housing values and a vibrant startup ecosystem in Seattle. As with many tech majors, it also foster new challenges, rising housing and living cost, displacing ordinary workers, pollution and so on.
Amazon HQ2
When Amazon annouced its plan to have a second headquarters ,many cities—238 in all—accepted the call. The economic benefits are huge. 5 billion in investment, high paying jobs and many thousands of support jobs.A recent study showed Amazon Hq2 could provide $17 billion in economic benefit per year. The other factor to count is a statup eco system and economic activity fostered by presence of amazon.
The Finalist
Atlanta,Georgia
Austin,Texas
Boston,MA
Chicago,IL
Columbus, Ohio
Dallas,TX
Denver,CO
Indianapolis ,IA
Los Angeles,CA
Miami,FL
Montgomery County, Md
Nashville, Tenn.
Newark, N.J.
New York City
Northern Virginia, Va.
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Raleigh, N.C.
Toronto
Washington D.C.
HQ2 Odds
Seems like Northern Virginia might win the same.
Northern Virginia, Virginia: +300
Austin, Texas: +350
Boston, Massachusetts: +400
Washington, D.C.: +500
Atlanta, Georgia: +550
Raleigh, North Carolina: +2,200
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: +2,500
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: +2,500
Nashville, Tennessee: +2,500
Chicago, Illinois: +3,000
Denver, Colorado: +3,000
New York City, New York: +3,000
Indianapolis, Indiana: +3,300
Columbus, Ohio: +3,300
Newark, New Jersey: +3,300
Los Angeles, California: +4,000
Miami, Florida: +4,000