"In October 2017 Amazon, the world's fourth largest company, received 238 proposals from North American cities aiming to become the site of its second corporate headquarters (or HQ2). HQ2 could eventually employ 50 000 workers at an average compensation of $100 000 – a truly transformative investment for any American city. In a uniquely public request for these bids, the company asked cities to highlight several local assets: the education and skills of their workforce, the quality of their transit and built environment, the strength of their schools and universities, and the livability of their communities. Amazon also requested each jurisdiction to list their tax incentive programs so that the company could understand how tax breaks would help defray the initial cost of its proposed $5 billion investment."

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