By Wayne Schutsky | East Valley Tribune
Amazon started a national bidding war earlier this month when it announced it is in search of a location for its second U.S. headquarters. The announcement has drawn interest from several East Valley cities that are jumping at the chance to bring the online retail giant – and tens of thousands of jobs – to the area.
Amazon already has a presence in Arizona with a distribution center in the West Valley and a corporate office in Tempe, though the size of both of those facilities pales in comparison to the forthcoming new headquarters, also known as HQ2.
The company plans to spend roughly $5 billion constructing HQ2, which could eventually bring up to 50,000 high-paying jobs, according to an Amazon press release.