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WATCH: No Amazon HQ2 for Denver? Don’t sweat it, says chamber exec
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Denver learned this week that it lost out in the competition to host Amazon.com Inc.’s new second headquarters – despite a bid from local officials that they’re still largely keeping a secret. Instead, Amazon says it will develop two “HQ2” sites in Queens, New York, and northern Virginia across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.…
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Now Amazon wants 2 homes for HQ2 — so where does Denver stand?
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After keeping us all waiting for the better part of a year to find out which city will land Amazon.com Inc.’s $5 billion second headquarters, it now looks like two locations will get half-sized versions of “HQ2.” And it doesn’t appear that Denver – one of 20 finalist for the huge development – is still…
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Amazon in advanced talks about putting HQ2 in Northern Virginia
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By Jonathan O’Connell and Robert McCartney, The Washington Post Amazon.com Inc. has held advanced discussions about the possibility of opening its highly sought-after second headquarters in an area across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., including how quickly it would move employees there, which buildings it would occupy and how an announcement about the move…
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Where Bezos’ jet flies most — and what it might say about Amazon’s HQ2 winner
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By Jonathan O’Connell and Andrew Ba Tran, The Washington Post Amazon.com Inc. executives have tour ed all 20 of the finalist locations the company is considering for its second headquarters and its 50,000 jobs – including Denver. But how many of the cities has company founder Jeffrey P. Bezos visited himself in search of the…
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Hickenlooper sounds doubtful about Denver winning Amazon HQ2
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Amid signs that Amazon.com Inc. is circling other cities in its hunt for a site for its $5 billion second headquarters, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper sounds skeptical that Denver is still being considered. “I think there’s a possibility we’re not in the running,” Hickenlooper said Wednesday in an interview on the Colorado Public Radio show…
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Amazon HQ2 race: Denver ranks high on tech talent, livability
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Here’s the latest of our periodic looks at how Denver ranks among 19 other locations in the sweepstakes to land Amazon.com Inc.’s $5 billion, 50,000-workers second headquarters. ? First up is a new ranking by commercial real estate firm CBRE of North America’s top “tech talent markets.” Of the 20 cities and regions in contention…
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Denver mega-development advances; could it be a prime site for Amazon HQ2?
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A sweeping proposal to create a monster development alongside – or even on top of – Denver’s Elitch Gardens amusement park took a leap forward Monday. And that means those pesky rumors about Amazon.com Inc.’s $5 billion, 50,000-worker second headquarters campus one day rising on the banks of the South Platte won’t go away anytime…
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Amazon HQ2: Is the short list about to get shorter?
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Amazon.com Inc. says it will choose from among Denver and 19 other finalists as the site for its sprawling second headquarters campus later this year, some watchers of the process expect that a shorter version of the “Amazon Hq2” short list may be coming soon before the winning site is announced. One goal of issuing…
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CoPo Best of the Week: #MeToo wave, politics on stage and more
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Good morning. Here’s our recap of some of our best stories of the week from the Colorado Politics staff. Many of our best stories are available only to paid subscribers. Subscribers also get access to our weekly magazine. (Not a subscriber yet? CLICK HERE to join us.) > Colo. Supreme Court will review ballot challenge…
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Q&A with Kelly Brough | Denver chamber’s chief weighs in on Olympics, #MeToo and more
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Among the heavier hitters in the Denver metro business community – and in Colorado politics – is Kelly Brough. As president and CEO of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, she wields the kind of clout in the political forum that you’d expect of someone who serves as a voice for some 3,000 Denver-area businesses…
