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Two S California cities launch joint bid to land Amazon's second HQ
THE two southern California cities of Huntington Beach and Long Beach have submitted a joint bid to win the right to house the planned second headquarters of Seattle-based e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc.
The two cities, which between them have relatively close proximity to three airports and the second largest seaport in North America, delivered a unique proposal to Amazon that calls for the creation of three separate but linked campuses, dubbed "Amazon Air," "Amazon Sand" and "Amazon Sea," reported American Shipper.
The "Amazon Sand" facility would be located in Huntington Beach, while "Amazon Sea" would be located along the Long Beach waterfront, not far from the port of Long Beach. The third site, "Amazon Air", would be adjacent to the Long Beach Airport.
The potential "Amazon Sand" site, the two cities say, is already entitled and move-in ready with 500,000 square feet of space.
"Long Beach has a vibrant downtown on the water, a Metro rail connection to downtown Los Angeles, an airport, one of the world's busiest and greenest ports," Mayor Robert Garcia said of the proposal. "We would love to share our city with Amazon, whose presence would enrich the tapestry of Long Beach."
The Amazon headquarters, dubbed "HQ2", would employ up to 50,000 workers and cost US$5 billion to build and operate. Amazon's criteria for bidding cities includes metropolitan areas housing at least one million people and within 45 minutes of an international airport. Incentives offered by state and local governments would also be significant factors, the company said.
Long Beach, in addition to having its own city-run airport, is located 35 minutes away from Los Angeles International Airport. Huntington Beach in Orange County is located 12 miles from John Wayne Airport, an international airport in the city of Santa Ana.
At least 50 North American metro areas are believed to have submitted bids, according to a report by industry publication Business Insider.
The two cities, which between them have relatively close proximity to three airports and the second largest seaport in North America, delivered a unique proposal to Amazon that calls for the creation of three separate but linked campuses, dubbed "Amazon Air," "Amazon Sand" and "Amazon Sea," reported American Shipper.
The "Amazon Sand" facility would be located in Huntington Beach, while "Amazon Sea" would be located along the Long Beach waterfront, not far from the port of Long Beach. The third site, "Amazon Air", would be adjacent to the Long Beach Airport.
The potential "Amazon Sand" site, the two cities say, is already entitled and move-in ready with 500,000 square feet of space.
"Long Beach has a vibrant downtown on the water, a Metro rail connection to downtown Los Angeles, an airport, one of the world's busiest and greenest ports," Mayor Robert Garcia said of the proposal. "We would love to share our city with Amazon, whose presence would enrich the tapestry of Long Beach."
The Amazon headquarters, dubbed "HQ2", would employ up to 50,000 workers and cost US$5 billion to build and operate. Amazon's criteria for bidding cities includes metropolitan areas housing at least one million people and within 45 minutes of an international airport. Incentives offered by state and local governments would also be significant factors, the company said.
Long Beach, in addition to having its own city-run airport, is located 35 minutes away from Los Angeles International Airport. Huntington Beach in Orange County is located 12 miles from John Wayne Airport, an international airport in the city of Santa Ana.
At least 50 North American metro areas are believed to have submitted bids, according to a report by industry publication Business Insider.
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