THURSDAY WAS THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING PROPOSALS TO BECOME AMAZON’S SECOND HEADQUARTERS…AND ALBUQUERQUE IS AMONG AN ESTIMATED 100-PLUS CITIES MAKING A BID. MAYOR R-J BERRY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ABQ MAY NOT BE A CONVENTIONAL PICK. HE SAYS TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE COUNTING ON AMAZON MAKING THE SAFE BET. HE SAYS BEZOS DOESN’T TAKE SAFE BETS.
BEZOS, AMAZON’S FOUNDER, IS AN ALBUQUERQUE NATIVE. BERRY TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THE CITY’S BID WAS A MULTI-MEDIA PRESENTATION, POINTING OUT THE REGION’S ATTRIBUTES. HE SAYS HE’S NOT SURE WHEN A FINAL DECISION WILL BE MADE ON THE NEW HEADQUARTERS, WHICH COULD EMPLOY AROUND 50-THOUSAND PEOPLE.
