Amazon HQ2 revealed – GeekWire Special Coverage

With Amazon’s HQ2 on the way, a housing boom begins in Northern Virginia, echoing Seattle

The HQ2 housing rush has begun. With the first of 25,000 new Amazon employees set to arrive in just a… Read More

Full details of Amazon’s HQ2 deal with Arlington County, Va., revealed for the first time

Now that the New York deal is dead on arrival, Amazon’s only “HQ2” will be built in Northern Virginia, where… Read More

Report: Spurned New York officials begging Amazon and Jeff Bezos to rethink HQ2 reversal

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is doggedly trying to convince Amazon to resume plans to build a massive office in… Read More

Amazon’s future in Seattle uncertain as neighboring city looks more and more like HQ2

For years, Amazon has gobbled up office space in Seattle at a breakneck pace, creating a red-hot commercial real estate… Read More

AOC clashes with business group over billboard blaming her for Amazon’s NYC withdrawal

Shots are still being fired in the fight over Amazon’s canceled Queens campus. The battleground du jour? Times Square, where… Read More

Politicians pushing back on corporate power celebrate victory in Amazon’s NYC reversal

In the first few weeks of 2019, progressive politicians have started a national conversation about income inequality and corporate power.… Read More

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Come on, Amazon! The implications of the tech giant’s abrupt decision to nix its NYC HQ2

Amazon spent more than a year looking for its “HQ2,” planning to establish a second headquarters equal to its Seattle… Read More

In stunning reversal, Amazon drops plans for HQ2 in New York City in the face of growing backlash

Amazon is canceling its plans to build a 25,000 person office in New York City in an extraordinary twist to… Read More

Poll shows majority of New Yorkers support Amazon HQ2 project

New York officials have mounted a firm resistance to Amazon’s plan to open a 25,000-person office in Queens. But a new… Read More

Amazon reportedly reconsidering New York location amid growing resistance movement

Updated below with Amazon’s statement. Amazon is having second thoughts about plans to build a massive office in New York… Read More

Amazon HQ2’s future in New York City uncertain as politicians butt heads

New York leaders who spent a year courting Amazon HQ2 are suddenly grappling with the possibility that the project they… Read More

New York Senator opposed to Amazon HQ2 deal named to critical oversight board

The day after Amazon announced its intention to build a 25,000-person office in New York City, State Sen. Michael Gianaris… Read More

More than half of DC workers would consider leaving their jobs to work for Amazon, survey finds

Workers in Washington D.C. appear eager to jump ship for Amazon jobs, according to a new survey. Millennials and IT… Read More

Seattle officials visit New York with warnings about Amazon: ‘They thought they could bury us’

Two Seattle lawmakers traveled to New York to share war stories from their battles with Amazon to a group of… Read More

Photos and documents reveal Amazon’s future Queens home and how New York lured the company

Talent, real estate, accessibility, and killer views of the Manhattan skyline. Those are just some of the selling points New… Read More

New York public radio station won’t be calling Amazon’s new home ‘HQ2’

When news broke that Amazon would split its immensely hyped second headquarters between two cities, journalists covering the year-long search… Read More

Amazon’s new HQs in DC and NY could grow much larger than previously reported, records show

Amazon HQ2 became a media spectacle because of the promise to bring 50,000 new jobs to a single community. News… Read More

GeekWire’s HQ2 tour: 5 takeaways from the front lines of Amazon’s ambitious headquarters experiment

NEW YORK — Beginning in 2019, Amazon employees will be traveling between the company’s original Seattle home and its two new… Read More

In New York and Washington D.C., Amazon is moving into President Trump’s stomping grounds

NEW YORK — Amazon’s plan to move at least 25,000 employees with annual salaries averaging $150,000 into skyscrapers in Long… Read More

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New Yorkers protest Amazon HQ2: ‘We should be investing in housing … not in helicopters’

NEW YORK — Shawn Dixon’s life changed overnight. On Tuesday he was surprised to learn that Amazon plans to build… Read More

Dan Primack is right: Amazon has not sparked a startup wave in Seattle

Dan Primack is one of my favorite journalists on the startup and venture capital beat, and his Pro Rata newsletter… Read More

Empire State Building glows orange for Amazon and New Yorkers are seeing red on Twitter

The Empire State Building in New York City has been bathed in light to celebrate everything from the Fourth of… Read More

How Blue Origin space venture’s HQ2, HQ3 and HQ4 blazed a trail for Amazon HQ plan

The process that Amazon went through to choose New York, Northern Virginia and Nashville as key sites for expansion isn’t… Read More

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Virginia forms new neighborhood for Amazon, bracing for radical change in a sleepy DC suburb

ARLINGTON, Va. — Tell residents of this city that Amazon is moving into their National Landing neighborhood, and they’ll have… Read More

Flying to HQ2? Amazon’s picks intensify competition between Alaska and Delta in Seattle

Want to get from Amazon’s HQ1 city to all three of the new cities revealed by the tech giant on… Read More

Take a virtual tour of Amazon’s Virginia dreamland, where the sun shines and drones deliver packages

Circle the block all you want, there is no view of Mount Rainier or Puget Sound. You can’t see the… Read More

Watch Live: GeekWire’s analysis of Amazon’s HQ2 selections

Our live broadcast will start above at 10:00 a.m. PST After a year of high-stakes competition and frenzied speculation, Amazon’s… Read More

There go the neighborhoods: Home searches spike in new Amazon HQ cities as tech giant reveals expansion plans

The housing markets in Northern Virginia and New York City — winners of the Amazon HQ2/3 sweepstakes — are in… Read More

Far from the Seattle it changed, Amazon finds new headquarters cities — and new backlash on Day 1

There go the neighborhoods. Whether they’re going in a good or bad direction depends on how you feel about Amazon,… Read More

Amazon has chosen its HQ2 city, and guess what, Seattle? It’s us

Amazon has spoken. The race is over. The winner (or some may argue loser) of Amazon’s much ballyhooed HQ2 search… Read More

Crystal City just the latest addition to Amazon’s sprawling Northern Virginia cloud operation

Just a few miles away from Amazon’s proposed new headquarters in the soon-to-be created “National Landing” neighborhood split between Crystal… Read More

Google plans to double NYC workforce to 14K, vying for talent against Amazon’s new headquarters site

Amazon isn’t the only tech giant doubling down on the Big Apple. RELATED: Amazon announces HQ2 cities, splitting second headquarters as… Read More

Music City strikes a chord with Amazon: Nashville lands logistics hub with 5,000 corporate jobs

Well, it’s not quite HQ2 or HQ 1.5, or whatever Amazon’s headquarters search may now be called. But Nashville —… Read More

HQ2 incentives revealed: Here’s what NYC and Virginia gave up to get Amazon’s new headquarters

One of the most controversial aspects of Amazon’s year-long search for a second headquarters was the request for government incentives… Read More

Amazon announces HQ2 cities, splitting second headquarters as extraordinary contest concludes

ARLINGTON, Va. — After more than a year of reconnaissance, frenzied speculation, and non-stop media coverage, Amazon’s remarkable “HQ2” search… Read More

Report: Amazon to name New York and Virginia as HQ2 winners as early as Tuesday; other cities may get ‘major sites’

Amazon will announce New York City and Northern Virginia as the winners of its year-long search for a second headquarters… Read More

Amazon’s second home? GeekWire treks from Seattle to Virginia for new insights into HQ2 search

ARLINGTON, Va. — Why not? What if? It’s hard not to read those words, emblazoned on a piece of street… Read More

HQ2 heartbreak? Don’t worry Austin, Atlanta and others, you’ll be just fine without Amazon (Take it from this HQ1 survivor)

A ploy. A farce. A PR stunt. Amazon is taking it on the chin this week following reports that it… Read More

Urbanist Richard Florida on what splitting Amazon HQ2 means for cities: ‘It never was about a second headquarters’

In many ways, reports that Amazon will split its ballyhooed second headquarters between two cities came as a shock this… Read More

Seattle mayor celebrates reports that Amazon may split HQ2: ‘I’d call those branch offices’

Amazon’s desire to see other cities — revealed by its search for a second headquarters home — hasn’t always cast… Read More

Report: Amazon will split HQ2 between Long Island City in Queens, and Crystal City in DC

The latest update in Amazon’s HQ2 sweepstakes came Monday evening from The New York Times, which reported that Amazon is… Read More

Two HQ2s? Amazon reportedly plans to divide its second headquarters between two cities

Amazon plans to split its second headquarters evenly between two cities, an anonymous source familiar with the matter told The… Read More

Amazon reportedly in ‘late-stage’ discussions with HQ2 finalists New York, Dallas and Northern Va.

For more than a year, few details about the selection process for Amazon’s second North American headquarters — beyond the… Read More

Amazon exec slams HQ2 leaker: ‘You’re not doing Crystal City, VA any favors’

Amazon officials are notoriously private, declining to give interviews or comments to the press without express consent from the Seattle… Read More

Will Amazon HQ2 mean relief for Seattle’s frenzied housing market? Redfin thinks so

Seattle home prices have been soaring for years, pitting buyers against each other in fierce competition as the city’s tech… Read More

With Amazon HQ2 pick imminent, past comments show Jeff Bezos repeatedly making the case for an urban campus

The grand reveal of the city where Amazon will build its second headquarters is expected any day, and some prognosticators… Read More

Amazon HQ2: Here are the GeekWire team’s picks, and guesses on the exact day the news will hit

At many offices around the country, employees engage in March Madness basketball pools, or annual Oscar picks. At GeekWire, we… Read More

Amazon ramps up lobbying to record levels ahead of HQ2 announcement

Amazon has been steadily increasing its lobbying budget and taking a more central position on the national political stage while… Read More

Leading urbanist Richard Florida is convinced Amazon HQ2 won’t go to a suburb

Oddsmakers and analysts are betting on Northern Virginia to take home the much-ballyhooed prize of Amazon HQ2. But Richard Florida,… Read More

Amazon HQ2 speculation swirls as Jeff Bezos heads to DC

Mr. Bezos is going to Washington, with the eyes of the nation on him. The Amazon CEO arrives in Washington,… Read More

Key question in Toronto’s bid for Amazon HQ2: ‘Does Jeff Bezos want to piss off Trump?’

Toronto is the only city outside the U.S. in the running for Amazon’s storied second headquarters. That sets the Canadian… Read More

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One year later, what have we learned from Amazon’s HQ2 search?

One year ago, Amazon announced it would launch a continent-wide search for a city to host its $5 billion second… Read More

Win or lose, Amazon HQ2 put 20 cities on the map — and some are already reaping the rewards

After pitching aggressively and offering up millions of dollars in tax incentives, Denver landed a coveted economic development deal earlier… Read More

Amazon is staffing up in these HQ2 finalist cities as second headquarters decision nears

It has been a year since Amazon surprised and captivated the world by announcing plans to open a second headquarters… Read More

Jeff Bezos hints at how Amazon’s two HQs could work together across time zones

It has been almost a year since Amazon surprised the world with plans for a second North American headquarters, with… Read More

Seattleites are most likely to move to these Amazon HQ2 cities — does that give them an edge?

In its hometown, Seattle, Amazon benefits from a well-educated, tech-savvy pool of talent. The company is looking for another city… Read More

The case for Amazon HQ2 in Toronto gets stronger amid Trump attacks and tech boom

Amid a steady drumbeat of attacks from President Trump that probably don’t make Amazon feel particularly loyal to the leader… Read More

We asked GeekWire readers which Amazon HQ2 city they would live in — and it’s not what we expected

More than 2,000 GeekWire readers told us which of the 20 cities in the running for Amazon’s second headquarters they… Read More

Survey: Which Amazon HQ2 city would you live in?

In Amazon’s remarkable second headquarters competition, talent is the name of the game. That’s why we want to find out… Read More

In cities competing for Amazon HQ2, reaction to tech giant’s Seattle tax battle is all over the map

Three days after the Seattle City Council passed a head tax on large businesses, the editorial board of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,… Read More

Is Washington, D.C., worthy of Amazon HQ2? We tested the nation’s capital to find out

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The stylish Italian restaurant Masseria is easy to miss, hidden between a construction site and an industrial… Read More

Will LGBT rights factor in Amazon’s HQ2 decision?

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ history of supporting gay and transgender rights has many speculating that his company’s second headquarters will… Read More

Protestors in Amazon HQ2 cities around the country demand more transparency in bidding process

Activists from Chicago to Atlanta held demonstrations and town halls Wednesday to demand more transparency from their cities, as local… Read More

Amazon wins $5M tax break in exchange for bringing 2,000 jobs to Boston

Boston officials agreed to give Amazon $5 million in tax breaks if the Seattle e-commerce giant brings 2,000 jobs and… Read More

Will Alexa agree with Aiera? Wells Fargo’s stock-picking AI says Boston is likely Amazon HQ2 spot

When cities across North America wanted to get the attention of Amazon during the company’s search for a second headquarters,… Read More

Amazon discreetly visits HQ2 cities in Phase 2 of extraordinary second headquarters competition

Amazon is on tour. The Seattle tech titan is visiting the 20 cities competing for its second headquarters, collecting data and… Read More

Pittsburgh goes to court to keep Amazon HQ2 proposal secret

Pittsburgh officials are pushing back on a ruling demanding the city release its proposal for Amazon’s second headquarters. Late Friday… Read More

Conservative group’s ad attacks ‘corporate welfare’ deals with Amazon in HQ2 cities

The center-right millennial advocacy group, Generation Opportunity, is targeting Amazon in a new ad that will run in the U.S.… Read More

New analysis picks Washington, D.C., as frontrunner for Amazon’s HQ2

Another day, another Amazon HQ2 analysis. This time, researchers at Hamilton Place Strategies, an analytic PR consultancy, crunched the numbers… Read More

This quiz lets you pretend to be Jeff Bezos, picking the winning city for Amazon HQ2

Ever wondered what it’s like to be the richest person on the planet? Here’s your chance to find out (sort… Read More

County exec on Pittsburgh’s Amazon HQ2 secrecy: ‘You can’t have 1.3M people negotiating a deal’

PITTSBURGH — Rich Fitzgerald is confident he can forge a mutually beneficial partnership between Amazon and Pittsburgh if the region… Read More

New details on Amazon’s private meeting with Seattle officials: Who’s going, and what they’ll discuss

Amazon’s private meeting with Seattle leaders is coming into focus. The Feb. 9 roundtable will convene Amazon executives and city officials… Read More

LGBT activists urge Amazon to avoid these 11 cities for HQ2

When Amazon narrowed the list of contenders for its second headquarters down to 20 earlier this month, some LGBT activists… Read More

Nearly 100 scholars and urbanists urge HQ2 cities to collectively reject Amazon’s call for incentives

Some of the top minds in North America are expressing deep concern about Amazon’s solicitation of incentives from cities vying… Read More

This city is in the running for Amazon’s HQ2: But do residents really want the tech giant to move in?

PITTSBURGH — This city of bridges may be a long-shot for Amazon’s second headquarters. But residents here would certainly welcome… Read More

Can Pittsburgh land Amazon’s HQ2? Grading Steel City’s strengths, drawbacks and secret weapons

Along the muddy Monongahela River in Pittsburgh sits a massive stretch of undeveloped land fertile with possibility. This gritty brownfield… Read More

Pittsburgh prepares to go to court to keep Amazon HQ2 bid under wraps

Pennsylvania’s Office of Open Records sided with journalists this week, ruling that Pittsburgh’s Amazon HQ2 bid is a public record… Read More

In call with Newark, Amazon reportedly says it wants to keep next phase of HQ2 contest out of public eye

A top Amazon official reportedly told more than a dozen Newark, N.J., representatives what to expect during the remainder of… Read More

Trulia picks 3 cities for Amazon HQ2, based on housing affordability data

In Amazon’s hometown, Seattle, the growth-hungry e-commerce juggernaut has had a measurable impact on housing costs. That doesn’t always sit… Read More

‘Saturday Night Live’ spoofs Amazon’s HQ2 search as contenders shoot themselves in the foot

Amazon’s HQ2 search made it all the way to “Saturday Night Live” tonight, with a skit that depicts Jeff Bezos… Read More

Gambling site PaddyPower takes bets on Amazon HQ2 and this East Coast city is feeling lucky

Will Boston benefit from the luck of the Irish in its quest to land Amazon’s HQ2? Internet gamblers think so.… Read More

GeekWire Vote: D.C.? Atlanta? Pittsburgh? Boston? Do you know where Amazon will go?

Amazon is no doubt weighing plenty of factors as it crunches the numbers on the 20 cities it named Thursday… Read More

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Week In Geek Podcast: Shortlist surprises, shoe-ins and controversy in Amazon’s search for HQ2

Amazon has announced a shortlist of 20 cities that are in the running to land its $5 billion second headquarters —… Read More

Amazon loves data, so here’s a look at the numbers on the 20 cities to make the HQ2 shortlist

The nation’s capital looks like a favorite to land Amazon’s second North American headquarters. Amazon showed 218 cities, counties, states… Read More

Pick a city, any city: Here’s what Amazon workers said, or didn’t say, about final HQ2 hopefuls

Midwest charm. Southern hospitality. East Coast bravado. Don’t expect any of those geographic personality traits when you’re attempting to ask… Read More

Ranking Amazon’s HQ2 short list: Analysis of the top 20, and which one has the best shot at the top prize

I’m not a professional oddsmaker, but Amazon’s announcement today that it has chosen 20 cities — yes, 20! — to… Read More

Reaction to Amazon’s HQ2 short list: Notable omissions, surprise picks and internet snark

RELATED: Amazon narrows HQ2 search to 20 cities, moving to next phase in contest for $5B economic prize Amazon this… Read More

May HQ2 be ever in your favor: Amazon’s new short list pits 20 cities against each other in a risky game

Amazon’s astounding decision to establish a second and equal corporate headquarters outside of Seattle simultaneously made the company an object… Read More

Amazon narrows HQ2 search to 20 cities, moving to next phase in contest for $5B economic prize

Amazon has selected 20 cities to move to the next phase in its HQ2 selection process, the latest twist in… Read More

Colorado governor wants Amazon HQ2 but not enough to offer billions in incentives

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper doesn’t think Amazon can be bought. On an episode of CNBC’s Power Lunch, he said that… Read More

Boston reportedly compiled dossiers on Amazon leadership for HQ2 bid, with details on ‘Buff Bezos’

Boston believes Jeff Bezos’ increasing commitment to fitness could be a clue to Amazon’s priority list in its search for… Read More

Amazon registers lobbyist in Georgia, sparking rumors about Atlanta’s HQ2 chances

Update 2:30 p.m. An Amazon spokesperson shared the following statement with GeekWire: “Amazon’s public policy team works on a variety of… Read More

Will Seattle benefit when Amazon grows elsewhere? An economist and an investor weigh in

Seattle has done its fair share of hand-wringing in the months following Amazon’s announcement that it will establish a second… Read More

Report: Amazon calls for meeting with Seattle leaders as city looks to repair relationship with tech titan

Amazon has responded to a letter Seattle politicians sent to the company in October, seeking to “hit the refresh button”… Read More

A tale of two Amazons: Why Seattle’s boogeyman has the opposite reputation outside its hometown

Seattle is experiencing some serious growing pains, and many longtime residents blame Amazon for forcing their town to grow up… Read More

Seattle mayor’s advice for the city that lands Amazon HQ2

Seattle Mayor Tim Burgess believes being home to Amazon HQ1 has been “a huge benefit to the community” but has… Read More

Wall Street Journal analysis picks 3 likely front-runners for Amazon HQ2

Dallas, Boston, and Washington D.C. have the best chances of landing Amazon’s second corporate headquarters, according to a new analysis… Read More

Watch John Oliver roast Amazon, Jeff Bezos and local governments over HQ2 incentives

It was only a matter of time before Amazon’s controversial search for a second North American headquarters made its way… Read More

Study names New York No. 1 contender for Amazon HQ2, with San Francisco and Seattle close behind

A new study from commercial real estate information company REIS puts traditional tech hubs like New York, San Francisco and… Read More

Can Seattle’s next mayor build a bridge to the tech community? Clues from each candidate’s take on Amazon HQ2

Seattle is electing a new mayor at a critical moment for the city and the tech community, which is often… Read More

Amazon’s HQ2 search ‘breaks my heart,’ says Seattle mayoral candidate Jenny Durkan

PREVIOUSLY: Amazon gives $350K to group supporting Jenny Durkan for Seattle mayor, its biggest local political contribution ever One of… Read More

A betting man would put money on this city for Amazon’s HQ2

When it comes to Amazon’s pick for its second corporate headquarters in North America, all bets are off. But that… Read More

Banner day for Little Rock, Ark., as city flies ‘no thanks’ message to Amazon over Seattle

The city of Little Rock, Ark., has plenty of love, but none for Amazon. A group called Love, Little Rock… Read More

Billboard in the heart of Amazon campus shows Calgary came loaded for bear in HQ2 fight

The deadline has passed and the proposals are in from cities and states and Canadian provinces hoping to be the… Read More

Here are the 7 states where no cities are bidding on Amazon HQ2

Over the past few weeks, it felt like everyone and their mother was making a play for Amazon’s second corporate… Read More

Amazon receives 238 HQ2 proposals from regions across North America

More than 200 metro areas entered to win Amazon’s massive HQ2 contest before the Oct. 19 deadline — 238 to… Read More

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Week in Geek: Amazon’s HQ2 deadline arrives, renting sports jerseys, and new signs of a tech bubble

Cities around the continent submitted their bids for Amazon’s HQ2 this week, bringing the frenzy of speculation about the company’s… Read More

HQ who? For HQ2.com and @HQ2, it’s business as usual — and no sign of Amazon headquarters frenzy

This week we learned that if you type relentless.com into a browser window, you get a little better understanding of… Read More

Amazon’s home region unveils 522-page bid for its second headquarters, citing ‘historic partnership’

The region where Amazon established its first headquarters just unveiled a pitch to host its second headquarters, as well. “Amazon… Read More

Amazon HQ2 deadline day: Everything you need to know about the biggest headquarters contest ever

At midnight tonight, Amazon will close applications for the most high-profile and high-stakes corporate headquarters competition in history. It has… Read More

Not a Halloween drill: New York City to turn lights ‘Amazon orange’ in show of support for HQ2 bid

Bright lights, big city — and big dreams about landing Amazon’s second headquarters. New York City is sending a signal… Read More

Amazon HQ2: Mayors from 7 major North American cities give us their pitches as RFP deadline looms

City leaders across the continent are thinking about how they can best pitch their communities to Amazon as the Thursday… Read More

Make some noise for Amazon! Hockey fans in Canada urged to scream for HQ2

Forget the Kiss Cam. In Canada, they’re going for the Kiss-Up, eh? Fans at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa,… Read More

Seattle mayoral candidate Jenny Durkan says city’s focus on Amazon HQ2 is ‘missing the big story’

For the past month, Seattle’s civic leaders have been trying to make sense of Amazon’s plans to establish a second… Read More

A ‘People’s RFP’: Civic groups demand transparency and worker rights in Amazon HQ2 search

As the deadline for Amazon’s HQ2 request for proposals looms, the company is getting some blowback from community organizers around… Read More

Seattle politicians seek to renew relationship with Amazon in mea culpa letter to Jeff Bezos

Leaders in Seattle and Washington state want to ameliorate the relationship between Amazon and its hometown. That’s the crux of… Read More

Amazon Web Services chief Jassy on HQ2 plans: ‘That’s above my pay grade’

As cities across the U.S. fall all over themselves to pitch themselves as the best destination for Amazon’s second headquarters,… Read More

Deep in the heart of … nope: This city won’t be ‘blindly giving away the farm’ to lure Amazon HQ2

No cactus. No plans to rename a city. No crazy stunts or corporate tax breaks or promises they wouldn’t be… Read More

Snow way! Buffalo and Rochester, N.Y., will make bid for Amazon HQ2 as one metro corridor

The cities of Buffalo and Rochester, N.Y., are joining forces as one economic corridor in hopes of convincing Amazon that… Read More

GeekWire opens search for ‘GeekWire HQ2’ in quest to find next great North American tech city

GeekWire started more than six years ago in a loft space in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood, later expanding to the… Read More

Top Amazon exec Jeff Wilke suggests HQ2 won’t be in the Pacific Northwest

Update Oct 11, 2 p.m: Amazon sent GeekWire this statement regarding its HQ2 search: “We will give serious consideration to every HQ2… Read More

Sorry, HQ2 suitors: Wacky stunts aren’t likely to get Amazon’s attention, says top exec Jeff Wilke

Seattle, don’t take Amazon’s search for a second headquarters personally. The company’s CEO of Worldwide Consumer Jeff Wilke said at… Read More

Check out this unique Amazon HQ2 pitch from the football coaches at Michigan and Michigan State

We’ve seen 22-foot tall cactuses and a Georgia city offering to change its name. But football-crazed Michigan is taking a gridiron… Read More

Michael Jordan asks Jeff Bezos to bring Amazon’s second HQ to Charlotte

Even Michael Jordan is getting in on the Amazon HQ2 sweepstakes. Embed from Getty Images The greatest basketball player of… Read More

Tacoma, Wash., officially announces Amazon HQ2 bid

Seattle’s neighbor to the south, Tacoma, Wash., formally announced its plans to respond to Amazon’s second headquarters request for proposals… Read More

7 crazy stunts from cities vying for Amazon’s second North American headquarters

With more than 100 contestants in the Great Amazon HQ2 Beauty Pageant, it takes a little more than good looks… Read More

Seattle region unveils pitch to keep Amazon HQ2 close to home — and it doesn’t include any locations in Seattle

Executives from King and Snohomish County revealed details of their plan to convince Amazon to locate its second North American… Read More

A little-known reason why Pittsburgh could have an inside track on Amazon’s HQ2

Pittsburgh was Mister Rogers’ neighborhood, but a couple key connections could make it a front runner to become Mr. Bezos’… Read More

The City of Amazon? Community in Atlanta suburbs offers tech titan its own town

“Welcome to Amazon” is a phrase commonly heard on the tech titan’s Seattle campus but typically reserved for new employees… Read More

Amazon leases major new Seattle office tower, pointing to continued growth in its hometown

Amazon has leased a massive new office tower that will be Seattle’s second tallest building, showing it’s not done growing… Read More

Ex-Amazonian: Hyperloop and other next-gen transportation planning could bring ‘HQ2’ to Texas

One of Amazon’s leadership principles is to think big, and that’s exactly what a former Amazon employee is encouraging cities… Read More

Commentary: A half-dozen implications for Seattle and other cities from Amazon’s HQ2 RFP

[Editor’s Note: This guest commentary by Tren Griffin highlights six implications from Amazon’s request for proposals for a second headquarters. ] 1.… Read More

Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel just made an announcement about growth that you’d never hear in Seattle

Seattle may hold first place when it comes to the number of cranes dotting the skyline, but you aren’t likely… Read More

Amazon HQ2 in Chicago? City organizes 600-person committee in bid to lure tech giant

Chicago really wants Amazon to build its next headquarters in the Windy City. SPECIAL COVERAGE: Amazon to build second HQ… Read More

If Amazon wants to fill jobs at its second HQ, data shows this city hires engineering talent the fastest

The competition between North American cities looking to woo Amazon and land the e-commerce giant’s second headquarters could turn into… Read More

New Seattle mayor vows to participate in regional response to Amazon’s HQ2 ‘jolt’

Today, Seattle Mayor Tim Burgess reiterated the city’s plans to respond to Amazon’s search for a second North American headquarters,… Read More

Amazon hiring 2,000 people in New York City, opening big new Manhattan office for AWS, Amazon Fashion and more

Amazon is gearing up for a big expansion in the Big Apple. The company will open a new 360,000-square-foot office… Read More

Can Seattle handle more Amazon? How the tech giant’s first hometown could pursue its second HQ

Last week’s surprise announcement that Seattle will respond to Amazon’s request for proposals for its second North American headquarters raised… Read More

Amazon turns down cactus gift from Arizona and donates 21-foot-tall saguaro to Desert Museum

The company we turn to when we need a gift shipped across the country in a hurry doesn’t accepts gifts… Read More

Full text: Seattle mayor directs city to bid on Amazon’s second headquarters

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell dropped a surprise Friday when he announced that one of the key initiatives in his very… Read More

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell directs city to bid on Amazon HQ2, says he won’t remain in role

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has signed an executive order directing Seattle’s economic development officials to respond to Amazon’s request for… Read More

Seattle isn’t likely to submit a proposal for Amazon’s second headquarters, even as a symbolic gesture

Seattle has gone through the full spectrum of emotion in the wake of Amazon’s surprise announcement that it will open a… Read More

Pittsburgh turns to Boston firm for help in selling Steel City as a good Amazon HQ2 location

As cities across North America prepare to act on the request for proposal from Amazon, and prove why they are… Read More

Tucson sends a 21-foot-tall cactus to Jeff Bezos with a message: Amazon can grow in Arizona

Hope they left room in the Spheres for this thing. A 21-foot-tall saguaro cactus has been loaded onto a truck… Read More

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says state is talking with Amazon about ‘HQ2’ implications

Amazon will no doubt get offers from all over the nation for its second headquarters project, but Washington officials are… Read More

Amazon board member says company will keep growing in Seattle

There was a lot of hand-wringing last week in Seattle after Amazon dropped the bombshell that it plans to spend… Read More

Tech leaders differ over Amazon’s future in Seattle and the logic behind ‘HQ2’

Amazon’s splashy announcement that it plans to build a second North American headquarters has stirred debate across the nation, and that… Read More

Amazon HQ in Boston? Execs reportedly advocating for new headquarters in Beantown

There may be a frontrunner in the race to house Amazon’s second headquarters. SPECIAL COVERAGE: Amazon to build second HQ… Read More

Guest Post: Former Amazon employee on how two HQ locations would be company’s ultimate A/B test

I moved to Seattle in September, 1997, to an apartment with a view of the Acacia Cemetery on Lake City… Read More

Where should Amazon build HQ2? We let the data decide

In the days since Amazon’s big HQ2 announcement last week there has been plenty of speculation about where Amazon should… Read More

Seattle neighbor Tacoma is making a play for Amazon’s second headquarters

Like the overlooked heroine in an ’80s teen movie, Tacoma is writing a love letter to Amazon. It says, in effect,… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture provides hints about Amazon’s HQ2 plan

What do Jeff Bezos and his lieutenants look for when they’re in an expansive mood? That’s a key question in… Read More

Commentary: Amazon and Seattle’s leaders owe it to the region to do better than this, lest we become the next Detroit

[Note: GeekWire’s Todd Bishop is slated to appear on KUOW FM’s The Record in the noon hour today, with Seattle… Read More

Kodak, Amazon and my hometowns: Rochester, N.Y., looks to Seattle to recapture its past glory

My dad likes to send me, as dads do, links to articles from the hometown newspaper back in Rochester, N.Y.… Read More

Amazon’s original boomtown: How the tech giant has transformed and outgrown Seattle

Whichever North American city ends up landing Amazon’s second headquarters is in for a wild ride. Just look at what… Read More

A race to the bottom? Amazon stirs debate by soliciting tax credits for second headquarters

Amazon sparked an all-out bidding war this week when it asked North American cities to roll out the red carpet… Read More

Cities jump at the chance to be judged by Amazon for HQ2 — and the internet judges those cities

Plenty of cities across North America waved their civic hands in the air on Thursday when Amazon announced its intent… Read More

Amazon’s second HQ: Why U.S. immigration policy makes Canada a frontrunner

Amazon’s wishlist for its second headquarters in North America includes “a stable and business-friendly environment,” “locations with the potential to… Read More

Even as Amazon seeks a second HQ, rumors point to four big new Seattle office leases for tech giant

Amazon may be ready to plant its flag in another city for a second headquarters, but that doesn’t mean it’s… Read More

Amazonians on the street react to prospect of a second HQ, discuss staying in Seattle and leaving

Crisscrossing the streets of the Denny Triangle and South Lake Union neighborhoods during lunch hour on Thursday, Amazon employees faced… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: What will Amazon’s second headquarters mean for Seattle?

Amazon surprised everyone Thursday morning when it announced it is looking to build a second headquarters in a city in North… Read More

Amazon will exceed 500K employee milestone with new HQ and Whole Foods acquisition

Amazon’s insane growth is not stopping anytime soon. RELATED: Amazon to build second HQ in North America The tech giant… Read More

‘It’s never too late to say we’re sorry’: Seattle leaders respond to Amazon plans to establish second HQ outside its hometown

Amazon announced plans early Thursday morning to open a second headquarters “fully equal” to its Seattle home, calling on local… Read More

Amazon to build second HQ in North America, seeks proposals from cities for $5B campus with up to 50K jobs, ‘full equal’ to Seattle operations

Amazon plans to build a second headquarters in a North American city to be determined, saying the new $5 billion… Read More