Nashville makes short list for new Amazon headquarters

Nashville is one of 20 cities still in the running for Amazon’s second headquarters.

In September, Amazon, which is based in Seattle, announced plans to invest $5 billion creating a second headquarters that would create up to 50,000 high-paying jobs in buildings potentially totaling more than eight million square feet.

Amazon would begin with about 500,000 square feet and expand the campus over a decade and a half.

East and South Nashville, property near the Nashville International Airport and Williamson County are mentioned as possible areas for the new headquarters – if Nashville is selected.

Amazon received proposals from 238 cities and regions in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

The 20 finalists

NASHVILLE
Atlanta
Austin, Texas
Boston
Chicago
Columbus, Ohio
Dallas
Denver
Indianapolis
Los Angeles
Miami
Montgomery County, Md. (Rockville, Bethesda)
New York City
Newark, N.J.
Northern Virginia
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Raleigh, N.C.
Toronto
Washington, D.C.