Amazon HQ

• Amazon cancels plans to build HQ2 in New York

  With New York out, it begs the question of whether Amazon *will again consider Toronto* as the location of its HQ2.

  World

  Feb 14, 2019
  
• Amazon is exploring alternatives to New York HQ2 location: source

  The company is looking into alternatives in case its New York proposal fails due to local opposition, a person briefed on the matter told Reuters on Friday.

  World

  Feb 8, 2019
  
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• Amazon expands tech hub in Toronto, creates 600 new jobs

  Amazon plans to hire 600 people to fill various positions. The company currently has more than 800 corporate employees in Toronto.

  Canada

  Dec 18, 2018
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• Skewed Amazon HQ bid process has city officials glad Edmonton wasn’t in that league

  The large subsidies that Amazon was able to get from New York and Virginia prove to Mayor Don Iveson that Edmonton doesn't want to play the subsidy game.

  Canada

  Nov 14, 2018
• What Donald Trump’s attacks on Amazon means for Toronto’s HQ2 bid

  A successful Toronto bid could be interpreted as a personal affront to the president and his America-first agenda, experts say.

  Canada

  Apr 4, 2018
• Danielle Smith: Amazon rejection a wake-up call for Calgary

  Calgary can’t win the subsidy game when we are competing against states that are prepared to offer lavish buyoffs like this.

  Economy

  Jan 18, 2018
• Halifax pitches abandoned military site for Amazon campus in declassified report

  The site, known as Shannon Park, overlooks Halifax harbour and includes more than 30 hectares of prime real estate across a bridge from the city's downtown.

  Canada

  Oct 20, 2017
• Lac La Biche publisher pens letter to Amazon to consider rural headquarters

  It may have started as a tongue-in-cheek attempt to lure Amazon to a small rural Alberta county, but an article posted in Lac La Biche Post evolved into a way to share some of the community's greatest attributes.

  Economy

  Sep 28, 2017
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• The downsides of Amazon choosing a Canadian city for its second headquarters

  Amazon will be soliciting bids from cities across the continent, but large metropolises aren't the only regions vying to make an offer.

  Canada

  Sep 13, 2017