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Emily Buenzle - Wed October 04, 2017

Another State Makes Plans to Win Bid for Amazon's HQ2

Rhode Island has joined the bidding queue for Amazon's second headquarters. According to Rhode Island Commerce Secretary Stefan Pryor, state officials have teamed up with a new nonprofit group made up of key state civic and business leaders to propose locations throughout the state where Amazon could build its HQ2, the Providence Journal reported....

Thu September 21, 2017

State Hopes Incentives Will Deliver Amazon's Attention

With a new incentives program in place, North Carolina is stepping forward as yet another potential candidate for Amazon's new headquarters venture. When the Seattle-based company announced earlier this year that it was looking for a location for its second headquarters, cities including Pittsburgh and Albuquerque jumped at the chance to win the bid for the $5 billion construction project that has promised to create up to 50,000 jobs....

Associated Press - Thu September 14, 2017

Albuquerque to Woo Amazon in New HQ Location Search

Albuquerque is preparing a proposal to become the site for Amazon's second headquarters, hoping founder and CEO Jeff Bezos will want to return home. Officials from the giant online retailer announced Sept....

Emily Buenzle - Fri September 08, 2017

Pittsburgh Steps Up in Hopes of Winning Bid for Amazon's New HQ

Pittsburgh could be the new home of Amazon's second headquarters. Mayor Bill Peduto announced he was "on it" in a tweet Sept. 7, after the company said it was looking for a new location for a second command center, TribLive reported....

Mon March 06, 2017

Amazon Announces Fulfillment Center in Colorado, Creating 1,000 Full-Time Jobs

Amazon.com Inc. announced plans to open its first fulfillment center in Colorado. The 1-million sq. ft. (92,903 sq m) facility in Aurora is expected to create more than 1,000 new full-time jobs, which is in addition to the hundreds of associates currently employed at the Amazon sortation center located in the same city....

Thu September 15, 2016

Amazon Announces Its Largest Wind Farm to Date

Amazon today announced “Amazon Wind Farm Texas,” a new 253-megawatt (MW) wind farm in Scurry County, Texas, that will generate 1,000,000 megawatt hours (MWh) of wind energy annually – enough energy to power almost 90,000 U.S....