Amazon kicks off competition for new HQ

Amazon says it wants to build a massive second headquarters in North America, sparking immediate competition from rival cities to attract what could be billions of dollars in investment. Officials from Toronto, Texas, Maryland and Chicago were among those who said they planned to try to win Amazon's new venture. Opportunities to compete for headquarters projects are nearly unheard of in the US at the scale Amazon envisions, experts said. Amazon boss Jeff Bezos said the headquarters would be a "Full equal" to its headquarters in Seattle. Amazon said officials should submit proposals - including economic incentive packages - by October 19.

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