Politics
Politics

Amazon and Atlanta: The business and politics of Georgia’s HQ2 bid

3/5/18 - Atlanta - Gov. Nathan Deal, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, House Speaker David Ralston and Rep. Bert Reeves head to a ceremony where Gov. Nathan Deal signed the adoption bill Reeves authored. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM
3/5/18 - Atlanta - Gov. Nathan Deal, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, House Speaker David Ralston and Rep. Bert Reeves head to a ceremony where Gov. Nathan Deal signed the adoption bill Reeves authored. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM
By Bria Felicien
March 19, 2018

Atlanta survived the first cut in Amazon’s HQ2 sweepstakes and is one of 20 finalists in the company’s search for a second headquarters.

HQ2 could bring a $5 billion campus and as many as 50,000 jobs to the region in which it lands.

How far will Georgia go to land HQ2? Will the drama with Delta and a "religious liberty adoption bill" hurt Atlanta's chances in the end? What does it look like for a city to "woo" a company in an Olympic-like bid?

Explore the business and politics of Georgia’s bid for Amazon’s HQ2 in Atlanta with Politically Georgia host Greg Bluestein and guest Scott Trubey.

Listen to the latest episode on Apple Podcasts, Google Play or below:

About the Author

Bria Felicien is a published author and staff writer at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She produces podcasts for the AJC.

Follow Bria Felicien on twitter
More Stories

Keep Reading

Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., spoke before then-candidate Donald Trump in Savannah, Ga., Sept. 24, 2024. (Evan Vucci/AP)

Credit: Evan Vucci/AP

Buddy Carter raises $1.1M, kicks in another $2M for Senate bid

Georgia U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter says he has raised more than $1 million for Republican U.S. Senate bid.

1m ago

Primary runoff draws more poll workers than voters in some counties

The low turnout Public Service Commission primary led to an even lower turnout in the runoff. Here's how election staff have spent their time at polls.

New Georgia election audit targets voters registered at P.O. boxes and businesses

Georgia election officials are trying to find inaccurate voter registrations of people registered at P.O. boxes or business addresses.

The Latest

Heavenly Kimes, a dentist and longtime member of Bravo's “Married to Medicine,” is challenging incumbent state Rep. Doreen Carter in the Democratic primary to represent a statehouse district based in Rockdale, DeKalb and Gwinnett counties. (Courtesy of Bravo)

Credit: BRAVO

Bravo TV star enters Georgia House race

2h ago

Georgia on track to end the year with another budget surplus

OPINION

A eulogy for the GOP deficit hawk, which died a public death last week

Featured

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, seen here in a file photo from Nov. 14, 2024, is conducting a statewide audit of voter registrations targeting registrations at businesses and P.O. boxes for possible cancelation. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com

New Georgia election audit targets voters registered at P.O. boxes and businesses

Georgia election officials are trying to find inaccurate voter registrations of people registered at P.O. boxes or business addresses.

Rent an apartment, or just a bedroom, at this new Atlanta skyscraper

Amid rising costs and changing lifestyles, Society Atlanta offers a co-living model designed to shake up traditional apartments.

DISPATCH

In Georgia’s melon mecca, watermelon wizards’ ears are sweetly attuned

In the heart of Georgia's watermelon country, everyone has a trick to tell if a melon is ripe. One way is the sound a melon makes when it is thumped. Or better, patted.