Blacked Out Puerto Rico Makes Long-Shot Pitch for Amazon's HQ2
- Proposal offers former naval base as option for new office
- 50,000 Amazon jobs could potentially revolutionize economy
The Competition Heats Up for Amazon's Second Headquarters
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It’s a long shot, but that didn’t stop Puerto Rican officials from taking time away from hurricane recovery efforts to bid for Amazon Inc.’s second headquarters.
The island recently submitted a proposal to establish an Amazon office, known as HQ2, at the site of the former Roosevelt Roads Naval Station in the eastern municipality of Ceiba, according to a text message Saturday from Ivan Caraballo Ortiz, a press official for Puerto Rico’s Economic Development and Commerce Department.