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How Seattle Fell Out of Love With Amazon

By Carolyn Adolph
Nov 6, 2017

It’s been nearly two months since Amazon served notice that it’s ending its exclusive relationship with Seattle and looking to see other cities on the side. Since then, the mega-retailer has received 238 bids for HQ2, its proposed second headquarters. These are places that are volunteering to pick up where Seattle left off, becoming a “full equal” with a headcount of 50,000 jobs, many of them superbly well-paid.

These events have caused the following reactions in Seattle: Pick one!

a. Good! Now my rent will stop going up.
b. Widespread panic
c. Widespread panic, but just in government
d. Recrimination, but just against government
e. All of the above except b.

Answer e is correct—with an emphasis on panic in government.

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https://www.citylab.com/life/2017/11/how-seattle-fell-out-of-love-with-amazon/545045/