Articles about headquarters

Is the ‘Amazon effect’ worth it for cities? Researcher calls for more transparency and data about corporate incentives

Government incentives and tax credits face new scrutiny, driven in-part by Amazon’s wishlist as it searches for a city to… 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

Austin to Boston, holiday gossip reveals where our friends and family think Amazon’s HQ2 could land

Plenty of families who gathered for the holidays probably had to deal with opposing viewpoints and spirited debate on a… 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

GeekWire HQ2 revealed: We’re heading to Pittsburgh to cover its post-industrial renaissance and innovation economy

From the “Portal to the Pacific” to the “Paris of Appalachia,” we’re packing our bags for Pittsburgh. That’s right, we’re… 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

GeekWire HQ2 search narrows to 4 finalists: Here’s your chance to vote on our second city

It’s down to the final four: Cincinnati, Denver, Pittsburgh, and Raleigh. Team GeekWire has been poring over submissions from cities all… Read More

Cities across the U.S. compete for GeekWire HQ2: Check out pics and highlights from the proposals

Well, color us flattered. We were overwhelmed by the quality and diversity of submissions from cities all over the country,… 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

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

Seattle mayor’s love letter to Amazon: ‘We have no intention of swiping left on you’

Seattle Mayor Tim Burgess is expressing the city’s commitment to Amazon with a Tinder joke. “With 40,000 Amazon employees in… 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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