The News & Observer - Would Raleigh or Charlotte be a better site for Amazon’s second headquarters?
Read the full News and Observer article by Camila Molina here.
Amazon has initiated a Hunger Games of sorts among major tech cities in North America that want to be the site for the company’s second headquarters, dubbed Amazon HQ2. The company announced the competitive search for the best city on Thursday via Twitter. It is looking for several must-haves for the project, which will cost $5 billion and create as many as 50,000 jobs over the next two decades.
Both Raleigh and Charlotte could be competitive picks with their population count and skilled tech professionals, according to a data analysis by The Upshot. Others also put Raleigh high in those competitive picks.
Raleigh’s game is stronger than Charlotte’s, according to the analysis. The Upshot ranked Raleigh a better pick over Charlotte in quality of Raleigh, however, didn’t stand up to the mass transit systems of Portland, Ore.; Denver; Washington, D.C.; and Boston.
Raleigh played strong until mass transit. Let's get on that some more. https://t.co/pCCAGGTo6Q
— Jenn Truman (@jkp_truman) September 10, 2017
The analysis predicted Denver would win the bid for its lifestyle, affordability, tech talent from nearby universities and for its ability to handle a big real estate request. Charlotte and Durham have already volunteered as tributes.
