Last month, Amazon received more than 200 proposals from cities across the country vying to become home to the company’s covetous second headquarters, an honor that will bring a $5 billion facility and 50,000 jobs.
Though Amazon’s conservative benefit offerings have set it apart from others in the tech industry offering trendy benefits such as free food of laundry services, its Seattle campus is a legendary example of corporate culture, boasting rooftop gardens, biospheres, and flexible, pet-friendly office spaces. What city wouldn’t want to welcome Amazon’s second headquarters?
Cities’ bids included everything from the sensible--outlines of transportation and infrastructure and myriad tax incentives—to the absurd—Stonecrest, Georgia, offered to rename itself Amazon, and Birmingham, Alabama placed giant Amazon boxes throughout the city to promote its bid.
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Emily Payne
Emily Payne is director, content analytics for ALM's Business & Finance Markets and former managing editor for BenefitsPRO. A Wisconsin native, she has spent the past decade writing and editing for various athletic and fitness publications. She holds an English degree and Business certificate from the University of Wisconsin.
