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Gehrke: Utah’s courtship of Amazon, potentially worth billions, is happening completely in the dark

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In the Amazon rainforest, parrots will puff up their feathers, strut side to side and make a squawking sound in an effort to attract a mate.

Take Stonecrest, Ga., which reportedly offered to change its name to Amazon and make company CEO Jeff Bezos the mayor if it lands the headquarters.

And Tucson, Ariz., — for some reason — thought it would be a good idea to send the company a 21-foot saguaro cactus, which Amazon returned, explaining that it cannot accept gifts from cities making a bid and, well, would you want a 21-foot tall cactus?