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