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The Indianapolis area is one of Amazon’s finalists for the company’s second headquarters.
Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness and Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett have teamed up to try to lure the company to Indiana.
Amazon already has five facilities in Indy, employing 9,000 Hoosiers.
Amazon said it received 238 bids for the operation. A final decision is expected this year.
The company says the headquarters will result in $5 billion in construction and lead to as many as 50,000 high-paying jobs. Amazon says the average compensation for the new headquarters would be $100,000.
The company says that its original headquarters in Seattle added $38 billion to the city’s economy from 2010 to 2016.
The company put out a list of 20 cities on Thursday morning. Amazon announced it would be looking for a second location in September.
Other cities on the list:
- Toronto, Ontario
- Columbus, Ohio
- Chicago, Ill.
- Denver, Colo.
- Nashville, Tenn.
- Los Angeles, Calif.
- Dallas, Texas
- Austin, Texas
- Boston, Mass.
- New York City, N.Y.
- Newark, N.J.
- Pittsburgh, Pa.
- Philadelphia, Pa.
- Montgomery County, Md.
- Raleigh, N.C.
- Northern Virginia
- Atlanta, Ga.
- Miami, Fla.
You can see the full list here.