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SEATTLE-- Amazon said Thursday that it plans to spend more than $5 billion to build a second headquarters in North America to house as many as 50,000 employees. The tech giant plans to stay in its Seattle headquarters, and the new space will be "a full equal" of its current home, said founder and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos. Amazon's announcement highlights how fast the compa...

Few companies can transform a city, but Amazon, the slayer of the retail industry, isn’t just any company. It’s a “City Maker.” In its request for proposals for municipalities to bid to become the home for its second headquarters, Amazon AMZN, +1.21% claims to have done wonders for Seattle, its current home. Here’s how it breaks down the numbers in its request for proposals: • In addit...

Dan Gilbert wants Amazon in Detroit. The real estate mogul confirmed to TechCrunch that he has formed internal and external teams to fully explore the possibility of Amazon locating its second HQ in Detroit. Amazon would join General Motors, Quicken Loans, Ally Financial, Comerica and others in having a headquarters in the city’s bustling downtown region. Amazon announced today that it is openin...

San Diego to bid for Amazon's HQ2 second headquarters location Getty Images Online retail giant Amazon said Thursday it was searching for a second headquarters in North America in 2017, a huge new development that would cost as much as $5 billion. Online retail giant Amazon said Thursday it was searching for a second headquarters in North America in 2017, a huge new development that would cos...

Amazon.com Inc. on Thursday announced an unusual plan to establish a second corporate headquarters in North America, signaling the online retail giant's growth ambitions for the years ahead and setting off a race among local and state governments hoping to win it over. Amazon said it was soliciting proposals for a new campus location, which eventually could result in the company investing mor...

Amazon’s announcement that it’s looking for a site for a second headquarters has cities and states throughout North America tripping over themselves to offer huge tax breaks in exchange for thousands of high-paying tech jobs. New York state says it will be joining this group of hopeful suitors.   Howard Zemsky, who serves as president and CEO of Empire State Development and commissioner of t...

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To the city in which Amazon builds its second headquarters, one lifetime Seattle resident has this word of advice: Move. “No one can afford to live here,” said Clayton, 30, a cook in Seattle, where about 40,000 Amazonians work across more than 8 million square feet of office space in the city's urban core. “The transplants — too many. They don't treat it like home, and it doesn&#...

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Eric Garcetti, Amazon corporate headquarters (Getty Images) Los Angeles is knocking on Amazon’s door hoping to deliver the e-commerce giant a brand new headquarters. Amazon announced plans to spend up to $5 billion to construct and operate a second headquarters that would hold 50,000 employees, and L.A. plans to be a candidate. “I can confirm we are planning to bid,” Alex Comisar, spokespers...