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

So how much should Atlanta be celebrating its placement and what’s ahead now? Check out my latest column on MyAJC.com.

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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