These big cities didn’t make Amazon’s HQ cut
Plenty of big cities aren't on Amazon's long short list of 20 places it's still considering for a second headquarters and 50,000 high-paying jobs.
While the Seattle-based giant kept Atlanta in the running, here are some of the notable cities that aren't:
- Phoenix
- San Diego
- Charlotte
- Detroit
- Cincinnati
- San Francisco
- Houston
- Montreal
- Kansas City
And keep this in mind: while Atlanta still has a shot, here's my column on why Cobb, Gwinnett and North Fulton aren't prepped to get Amazon's nod.
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