The region where Amazon established its first headquarters just unveiled a pitch to host its second headquarters, as well. “Amazon was born here, grew up here, and we believe the… Read More
At midnight tonight, Amazon will close applications for the most high-profile and high-stakes corporate headquarters competition in history. It has been a little over a month since the Seattle-based tech… Read More
City leaders across the continent are thinking about how they can best pitch their communities to Amazon as the Thursday deadline for HQ2 pitches approaches. They’ve been combing through criteria… Read More
For the past month, Seattle’s civic leaders have been trying to make sense of Amazon’s plans to establish a second headquarters elsewhere in North America, and debating what kind of… Read More
As the deadline for Amazon’s HQ2 request for proposals looms, the company is getting some blowback from community organizers around the country. Leaders of 73 labor, faith and community groups… Read More
Leaders in Seattle and Washington state want to ameliorate the relationship between Amazon and its hometown. That’s the crux of a letter from the majority of Seattle City Councilmembers, state… Read More
Amazon’s decision to open a second headquarters equal to its hometown Seattle campuses is largely unprecedented in modern business history, and the Seattle area’s other top tech giant has no… Read More
Update Oct 11, 2 p.m: Amazon sent GeekWire this statement regarding its HQ2 search: “We will give serious consideration to every HQ2 proposal we receive from across North America, including from communities… Read More
Seattle, don’t take Amazon’s search for a second headquarters personally. The company’s CEO of Worldwide Consumer Jeff Wilke said at the 2017 GeekWire Summit that Amazon now has 50,000 people… Read More
We’ve seen 22-foot tall cactuses and a Georgia city offering to change its name. But football-crazed Michigan is taking a gridiron approach to wooing Amazon’s second headquarters, known as HQ2. In… Read More
Seattle’s neighbor to the south, Tacoma, Wash., formally announced its plans to respond to Amazon’s second headquarters request for proposals today. The Economic Development Board for Tacoma-Pierce County confirmed it… Read More
With more than 100 contestants in the Great Amazon HQ2 Beauty Pageant, it takes a little more than good looks and a plucky attitude to get the judges’ attention. Some… Read More
Executives from King and Snohomish County revealed details of their plan to convince Amazon to locate its second North American headquarters in Washington state Thursday. The proposal will include a… Read More
Pittsburgh was Mister Rogers’ neighborhood, but a couple key connections could make it a front runner to become Mr. Bezos’ second neighborhood. Some of Amazon’s top executives have close ties… Read More
“Welcome to Amazon” is a phrase commonly heard on the tech titan’s Seattle campus but typically reserved for new employees and office tours. That could all change if Stonecrest, Ga.,… Read More
One of Amazon’s leadership principles is to think big, and that’s exactly what a former Amazon employee is encouraging cities to do if they want to land the retail giant’s… Read More
A cloud hung over the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce’s 135th meeting on an otherwise unseasonably sunny Thursday in Seattle — a cloud by the name of Amazon. Nearly every… Read More
Spokane is determined not to sit on the bench while other cities duke it out for Amazon’s second corporate headquarters. The Eastern Washington city, historically a trade outpost for the… Read More
[Editor’s Note: This guest commentary by Tren Griffin highlights six implications from Amazon’s request for proposals for a second headquarters. ] 1. “Amazon’s selection criteria, as described in the company’s request for… Read More
Last week’s surprise announcement that Seattle will respond to Amazon’s request for proposals for its second North American headquarters raised big questions for residents of the tech giant’s hometown. Does… Read More
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell dropped a surprise Friday when he announced that one of the key initiatives in his very short tenure in the mayor’s office will be ensuring that… Read More
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has signed an executive order directing Seattle’s economic development officials to respond to Amazon’s request for proposals to build a second headquarters in North America. “If… Read More
Amazon will no doubt get offers from all over the nation for its second headquarters project, but Washington officials are talking about how they can keep the retail giant inside… Read More
Amazon’s splashy announcement that it plans to build a second North American headquarters has stirred debate across the nation, and that includes the upper echelon of Seattle’s tech scene. During a… Read More
In the days since Amazon’s big HQ2 announcement last week there has been plenty of speculation about where Amazon should locate it’s “full equal” second headquarters, including right here on… Read More
Like the overlooked heroine in an ’80s teen movie, Tacoma is writing a love letter to Amazon. It says, in effect, “Don’t worry about feeling rejected by your first crush. I’ve… Read More
What do Jeff Bezos and his lieutenants look for when they’re in an expansive mood? That’s a key question in the multibillion-dollar contest to attract Amazon’s second headquarters, and the… Read More
[Note: GeekWire’s Todd Bishop is slated to appear on KUOW FM’s The Record in the noon hour today, with Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant and Washington state Republican Party Chair… Read More
Amazon sparked an all-out bidding war this week when it asked North American cities to roll out the red carpet for its second headquarters. But should one of the most… Read More
Amazon surprised everyone Thursday morning when it announced it is looking to build a second headquarters in a city in North America. The news has big implications for Seattle, Amazon’s home, as… Read More