WITH AMAZON SAYING IT WANTS TO BUILD A SECOND HEADQUARTERS, MAYOR R-J BERRY WOULD LIKE THE COMPANY TO CONSIDER ALBUQUERQUE WHERE CEO JEFF BEZOS WAS BORN. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE BERRY ADMINISTRATION PLANS TO PITCH THE METRO AREA AS THE PERFECT HOME FOR AMAZON.
THE COMPANY SAYS IT WILL SPEND FIVE BILLION DOLLARS TO BUILD ANOTHER HEADQUARTERS THAT WOULD BE HOME TO AS MANY AS 50-THOUSAND EMPLOYEES. AMAZON WOULD ALSO MAINTAIN ITS CURRENT HEADQUARTERS IN SEATTLE.