Amazon shortlists 20 metro areas for second headquarters

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FILE PHOTO - The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics center in Lauwin-Planque northern France
FILE PHOTO – The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics center in Lauwin-Planque, northern France on February 20, 2017. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo

January 18, 2018

(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc said it has short-listed 20 metropolitan areas, including one in Canada, to build its second headquarters after reviewing 238 proposals.

The largest e-commerce company said it would work with each of the candidate locations to get more information and evaluate the feasibility of a future partnership.

Amazon said in September it would build a $5 billion second headquarters in North America, kicking off a competition between cities and states to offer tax cuts and incentives that could bring 50,000 new jobs.

(Reporting by Supantha Mukherjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Bernard Orr)

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