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South Florida has made the final 20 in a bid for Amazon’s 2nd HQ!

Miami is on the list of 20 finalists for Amazon’s second headquarters — HQ2, for short. And by Miami, we mean Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. The economic development agencies in each county teamed up and submitted an application to go for the gold. It’s South Florida’s most savvy display of regional cooperation yet.

Amazon is conducting what is likely the most competitive and public competition ever to land a corporate headquarters. It promises to bring 50,000 jobs, plus $50 billion influx of revenue. With cities across the country doing backflips to nab HQ2, there are also high expectations that Amazon, too, will jump through hoops to fulfill its promises wherever it goes.

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