FROM 238 PROPOSALS, AMAZON HAS NARROWED ITS LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR A SECOND HEADQUARTERS TO 20 METRO AREAS IN NORTH AMERICA. AND THAT LIST DOES NOT INCLUDE EITHER OF NEW MEXICO’S TWO APPLICANTS: ALBUQUERQUE AND DONA ANA COUNTY.
GARY TONJES, THE PRESIDENT OF ALBUQUERQUE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, SAYS HE HAS NO REGRETS ABOUT THE CITY’S PROPOSAL. HE SAYS ANYTIME A COMPANY LIKE AMAZON WANTS TO KNOW YOUR STORY, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.
AMAZON ANNOUNCED LAST YEAR IT INTENDED BUILD A SECOND HOME AT A COST OF 5-BILLION DOLLARS…ALONG WITH THE PROMISE OF 50-THOUSAND NEW JOBS. THE COMPANY EXPECTS TO MAKE A FINAL DECISION BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.
