Government
How Far Will Cities Go to Win Amazon HQ2?
In a bidding war this contentious, economic incentive packages could get extreme.
Details have emerged about some of the more wacky stunts cities are pursuing to woo Amazon’s second headquarters (give a cactus as a gift; create an Amazon “war room”), but mayors have thus far kept the most consequential details of their bids for HQ2 a closely guarded secret.
To compete, cities are working alongside state and local officials to come up with appealing economic incentive packages. And past mega-deals’ precedent and local laws suggest that the proposals on the table could get extreme.