Amazon has narrowed down the list of potential cities to host its second quarters to 20, a day after rival tech giant Apple revealed plans for its second campus.
Amazon’s current headquarters is in Seattle, Washington, but it has been contemplating a second hub for months.
After receiving pitches from 238 cities, it narrowed down the list to 20 on Thursday.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is pictured. The company has narrowed down the list of cities for its potential second HQ to 20
Among the cities on it are Atlanta, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Miami and New York City.
It comes a day after Apple shared plans for its second campus which, they say, they can now afford after a bumper tax cut from the new administration.
Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, said the new campus – which will create 20,000 cities in the city where it is built – is part of an overall investment of $350billion.
Despite criticizing President Trump’s policies in the past, Cook gave him credit for the investment which he says the company can afford because of his new business tax policies.
‘There are large parts of this that are a result of the tax reform and there’s large parts of this that we could have done in any situation,’ Cook told ABC.
Apple’s current headquarters are in Cupertino, California.,
Amazon’s second HQ will bring 50,000 new jobs to wherever it goes, they said.
In a statement on Thursday, Holly Sullivan, an executive with Amazon Public Policy, said it was difficult to narrow down the list after receiving enthusiastic pitches from across the country.
‘Getting from 238 to 20 was very tough — all the proposals showed tremendous enthusiasm and creativity,’ she said.
On Wednesday, Apple CEO Tim Cook discussed the company’s plan for a second base which will bring 20,000 jobs with it
Apple joins Amazon.com Inc in scouting for a location for a second campus. Their main hub (above) is located in Cupertino, California