Amazon has listed a job posting online for an economic development manager to locate in the Washington metropolitan area, spurring a new round of speculation that the technology giant may locate its second headquarters facility in the region.
According to Inside NOVA, job responsibilities include “working directly with state and community economic development, workforce and labor, taxation, and other key government agency officials, as well as chambers of commerce, utilities, and other key public/private stakeholder groups.”
(The Inside NOVA article linked to the job posting. Since then, apparently, Amazon has taken it down. The URL now delivers a the-page-you’re-looking-for-seems-to-have-disappeared message.)
Meanwhile, Las Vegas odds makers now rate Northern Virginia as the top contender to win the Amazon sweepstakes, followed by Washington, D.C., with Montgomery County, Md. also a contender. From the Odds Shark website:
Which City Will Win the Bid to Host Amazon HQ2?
Odds as of July 26 at Bovada
- Northern Virginia, Virginia +240
- Washington, D.C. +350
- Austin, Texas +400
- Boston, Massachusetts +450
- Toronto, Ontario +500
- Atlanta, Georgia +900
- Montgomery County, Maryland +1200
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania +2000
- Raleigh, North Carolina +2500
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania +3000
- Chicago, Illinois +4000
- Nashville, Tennessee +4000
- New York City, New York +4500
- Denver, Colorado +5000
- Dallas, Texas +5000
- Indianapolis, Indiana +5000
- Columbus, Ohio +5000
- Newark, New Jersey +5000
- Los Angeles, California +6000
- Miami, Florida +7500
Brace yourselves, folks. Amazon is expected to make an announcement by the end of the year.
Jim Bacon publishes the Bacon’s Rebellion blog
