Texas city reveals why it lost Amazon HQ2 bid

City had planned for online retail giant to build at site of Texas Rangers ballpark......»»

The mayor of Louisville tweeted that the Kentucky city has lost a "a much loved and one-of-a-kind citizen." Irene Jiang / Business Insider Kent Taylor, who founded Texas Roadhou.....»»

North Texas has been selected for Amazon's newest distribution center.  The City of Forney made the announcement in a news release Wednesday afternoon. The Seattle-based corporation has already begun construction on a 200,000 square-foot center, ac.....»»

Associated Press Amazon spent $1.45 million on lobbying efforts in the recent Seattle City Council election. Amazon's pri.....»»

An Austin, Texas, favorite is heading to Kansas City's Ward Parkway Center.  Torchy's Tacos is taking over a 3,500-square-foot space formerly occupied by MidiCi The Neapolitan Pizza Co., which closed earlier this summer. The restaurant chain has grown .....»»

The number of jobs Amazon is planning to create in Bessemer, Alabama, is about the same as the number of jobs the city lost when a major steel manufacturer closed......»»

The city of Arlington says it's "no longer moving forward" in the competition to become Amazon's second headquarters, and released details of its incentive package......»»

The city of Arlington says it's "no longer moving forward" in the competition to become Amazon's second headquarters, and released details of its incentive package......»»

Courtesy: The City of Arlington.Dallas-Fort Worth has one of the most comp.....»»

Wherever Amazon chooses to put its much-ballyhooed HQ2, it will likely be a boon to the community's airports. Based on media reports, the three finalists for HQ2 appear to be New York City, Northern Virginia and North Texas. It also looks like the .....»»

Industries across Austin, from the tech sector to human resources departments, are already weighing in on why Central Texas fell short with its bid — and whether that failure is actually a blessing in disguise for an already rapidly changing city......»»

An ad agency has hacked some mea culpas into Alexa's vernacular in the wake of Amazon.com Inc. picking the Washington, D.C. and New York City areas for HQ2. The bottom line to all the cities that lost out: It wasn't you, it was Amazon. Take Aust.....»»

Pittsburgh leadership finally released information on Amazon bid, while company says city was too small for second headquarters......»»

Amazon.com Inc. and a Texas developer will pledge to create 1,500 jobs and spend $200 million building an ecommerce distribution center in Oak Creek under an agreement the city approved Tuesday. That agreement also pledges $16.9 million in city financin.....»»

As Amazon faces backlash in New York City, bidding cities that lost are reviving their old proposals to steal the headquarters away. As Amazon faces political obstacle.....»»

Amazon's decision to pull out of plans for a new headquarters in Long Island City, Queens reignites hope among cities that lost out on the .....»»

The U.S. safety regulators are probing two fatal crashes involving Ford Mustang Mach-E vehicles that were using the BlueCruise advanced driver assistance system read more.....»»

The city’s location in Central Texas puts it at almost equal distances between the seventh-largest city in the U.S. (San Antonio) and the state capital (Austin)......»»

A Texas-based international real estate firm has scooped up a giant e-commerce center......»»

The winter storm highlighted the vulnerability of Texas' power grid. CPS Energy wants to strengthen its energy sources and make them more affordable. Insider .....»»