Attendees arrive at the Amazon.com Inc. Day 1 building ahead of the company's product reveal launch event in downtown Seattle, Washington, U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. Amazon will unveil new gadgets at an event in Seattle, joining the rush of technology products vying for consumers' attention as the holiday shopping season approaches. Photographer: Daniel Berman/Bloomberg
Dozens of economists and academics who study cities are asking the finalists for Amazon's second headquarters to call a cease fire and forgo the use of tax breaks to lure the retail giant.
Amazon earlier last month month disclosed a shortlist of 20 regions out of the 238 bids it received to host what it calls HQ2. That kicks off the next phase of a process that Amazon says will ultimately lead to hiring up to 50,000 workers.
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