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Bidding War Begins Among U.S. Cities For Amazon HQ2

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Workers surround the signature glass spheres under construction at the Amazon corporate headquarters on June 16, 2017 in Seattle. (David Ryder/Getty Images)
Workers surround the signature glass spheres under construction at the Amazon corporate headquarters on June 16, 2017 in Seattle. (David Ryder/Getty Images)

Cities across the country, from Chicago to Boston, are already looking to aggressively pursue a bid for a new Amazon headquarters in their backyard. This comes after the retail giant announced Thursday it would accept proposals from cities to build a second headquarters outside of Seattle.

While Amazon will be looking for tax breaks and other incentives, the cities stand to gain jobs and other economic boosts. Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson talks with MSNBC's Ali Velshi (@AliVelshi).

This segment aired on September 8, 2017.

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