Amazon, the behemoth online retailer, is planning a second headquarters complex, dubbed HQ2. They have set off a very public competition between cities vying for this project, which is likely to bring in many jobs as well as some notoriety and prestige.
The company has articulated a set of criteria it will use to select the appropriate site, spelled out here.
Cities on both sides of the Bay are eager to make their case to Amazon. To do so, Mayors Buckhorn and Kriseman have even agreed to collaborate on a single Tampa Bay proposal, which longtime Tampa Bay residents can tell you pretty much never happens.