If you’ve been paying attention to the news, you’ve probably heard that Amazon is shopping for HQ2 - the home of their second headquarters.

In September they put out a Request for Proposals (RFP) to North American Cities searching for:

• A metro with more than 1 million people
• A stable and business-friendly environment
• Urban or suburban locations attractive to technical talent
• An international airport within 45 minutes with direct flights to key cities
• Close to freeways
• High capacity connectivity (fiber optic and cellular)
• Access to large, educated labor force
• Attractive community and quality of life for employees
• Access to mass transit to the new site
• "Scale and creativity" in real estate options.

They received 238 proposals from cities vying to become Amazon’s second corporate home.  The phenomenal interest was not surprising.

It’s a HUGE prize - Amazon is projecting 50,000 jobs with an average annual salary of $100,000.  To...