On September 7, Jeff Bezos - the Founder and CEO of Amazon - announced plans to open a second headquarters, dubbed “HQ2,” claiming the company expects to invest $5 billion and create up to 50,000 high-paying jobs in a new location that will be "a full equal" to the Seattle HQ.  The RFP from eligible cities triggered a wave of proposals from 238 applicants including states, … [Read more...]