January 10, 2018

Do we really want Amazon?

It seems like a no-brainer.

Amazon announced in September that it would seek proposals from economic-development agencies for a second global headquarters — dubbed Amazon HQ2 — that would cost $5 billion to build, create as many as 50,000 high-paying jobs and encompass as much as 8 million square feet.

The headquarters would operate on an equal basis with Amazon’s Seattle HQ, and the project prompted drooling on the part of eco-devo officials throughout North America. Proposals were submitted in October from 238 cities and regions, heralding from 54 states, provinces, territories and districts.

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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