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Inslee Says Amazon's HQ Search Is a Sign of Success
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Amazon.com Inc.’s announcement in September that it was looking for a second headquarters took Washington Governor Jay Inslee by surprise, but he said the state’s status as a tech hub isn’t at risk.
“We had not had any sort of prewarning about it,” Inslee said in an interview with Bloomberg Television. “It did catch us a little off guard, I think with the rest of the world.” Inslee said the fact that the company is looking beyond its Seattle headquarters is a “signal of Amazon’s incredible success” that has helped build the region into a tech hub for a range of employers.