By Ryan Whalen
From the Morning Memo:
Amazon is planning to build a new headquarters somewhere in the U.S.
in the near future, potentially adding up to 50,000 jobs at whichever
lucky location – or locations – get chosen.
Like so many other states across the nation, New York is pushing hard to win this contest.
While metro regions like Albany, Buffalo, Rochester and New York City
are putting together the most attractive incentive packages they can, a
large portion of what’s being offered will come from the state, and
Empire State Development President Howard Zemsky said the package will
be basically the same for any region that applies.
They have not decided on final numbers yet, but ESDC officials follow
metrics based on the number of positions a company promises to bring
and how well those jobs pay.
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Source: State of Politics
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