Please read the attached and conduct independent research so you can offer a well informed opinion on the following:

1) New York City and New York State gave up more than they gained when Amazon decided not to build a second headquarters in Long Island City.

2) Why did amazon select NYC as a location for its HQ2 and then change its decision?

You must use the two attached papers and the Wharton Podcast (link below). I encourage you to also rely on other resources:

PODCAST: https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/amazon-new-york-deal/

Please reach out for attached papers

OTHER SOURCES:

https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/06/16/the-real-story-of-how-virginia-won-amazon-hq2/ https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/10/amazon-reveals-the-truth-on-why-it-nixed-ny-and-chose-virginia-for-hq2.html https://ny.curbed.com/2019/2/18/18226681/amazon-hq2-new-york-city-timeline https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/14/nyregion/amazon-hq2-queens.html https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/amazon-to-queens https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2020/02/amazon-hq2-a-post-mortem/176391/