What Has a Giant Port and Tons of Coders? Mayor Sells L.A. for Amazon’s HQ2
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Amazon.com Inc.’s rapid growth has made the company a scapegoat for soaring housing costs in its hometown of Seattle. As the tech giant picks a location for its second North American headquarters, which could eventually employ 50,000 people, it’s determined to avoid a repeat.
That’s a selling point for Los Angeles, one of the 20 places still in the running for HQ2, according to Mayor Eric Garcetti.