Santa Ana developer unveils bid for Amazon’s second headquarters
If developer Michael Harrah gets his way, Santa Ana will become home to Amazon’s enormous new second headquarters, repurposing three proposed development sites in the city into a 10...
View ArticleA look at Michael Harrah’s 10 million-square-foot Amazon proposal in Santa Ana
Developer Mike Harrah’s plan, dubbed “Orange County Silicon City,” includes a beefed-up proposal for redeveloping the Orange County Register’s recently vacated 20-acre site on Grand Avenue, along with...
View ArticlePomona, Cal Poly and Fairplex unite to submit bid for Amazon’s second...
POMONA >> A partnership consisting of Cal Poly Pomona, Fairplex, the city and Los Angeles County came together Monday to announce they will submit a proposal to Amazon, inviting the internet...
View ArticleGov. Brown pledges hundreds of millions in incentives for Amazon HQ2 in...
Tucson tried sending Amazon a 21-foot saguaro cactus (since rejected) to entice the online retailer’s second headquarters to its city. Stonecrest, Ga., offered to rename itself as the city of Amazon....
View ArticleHuntington Beach and Long Beach approach Amazon HQ2 bid from ‘sand, sea and air’
The Boeing campus in North Huntington Beach, “dubbed Amazon sand,” features 500,000 square feet of office space as well as a 164-acre campus that can be developed to suit Amazon’s needs.<br...
View ArticleCan LA County cities combine powers to woo Amazon’s HQ2?
The effort to bring Amazon’s second corporate headquarters to the Los Angeles region is now official, with several cities teaming up Wednesday to deliver a bid proposal to the tech giant. The proposal...
View ArticleAmazon HQ2: 238 cities, counties say they want massive complex
This image shows what Amazon’s second headquarters could look like if the tech giant decides to come to Irvine. (Courtesy of City of Irvine)An aerial image of what Irvine Company is pitching for...
View ArticleIt’s not Amazon HQ2, but company is making big Culver City move
CULVER CITY — Amazon today confirmed long-rumored plans to occupy more than 280,000 square feet on the Culver Studios lot, including the iconic “Gone with the Wind” mansion and bungalows. “Amazon’s new...
View ArticleLong Beach, Huntington Beach won’t release Amazon bid details
Officials in Long Beach and Huntington Beach have refused to provide records related to their cities’ joint bid for Amazon’s second headquarters to a government transparency organization, but other...
View ArticleAmazon includes LA in top 20 contenders for second headquarters
Amazon has narrowed the list of cities that could become home to its second headquarters, and Los Angeles is among the 20 finalists nationwide. The online retail giant released a map Thursday showing...
View ArticleLong Beach bid for ‘Amazon Coast’ HQ2 would’ve turned World Trade Center into...
If Amazon had built its second headquarters in the cities of Long Beach and Huntington Beach, the company would have been able to keep some of the tax revenue the move may have spurred, among other...
View ArticleWould Amazon HQ2 exacerbate L.A. and Southern California’s housing crisis?
While Amazon choosing to locate its second headquarters in Southern California could benefit the region’s economy, the new facility could also stress an already under-supplied housing market, experts...
View ArticleAmazon splits HQ between New York and northern Virginia
By JOSEPH PISANI NEW YORK — Amazon, which has grown too big for its Seattle hometown, said it will split its much-anticipated second headquarters between New York and northern Virginia. Each will get...
View ArticleLA is not an Amazon HQ2 city
Jeff Bezos, left, founder and CEO of Amazon, takes a selfie with a woman after he made a surprise appearance Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, during a Amazon Veterans Day celebration outside a hanger at the Long...
View ArticleLos Angeles loses bid to house Amazon’s HQ2 but some say that’s a good thing
FILE- In this Oct. 23, 2018, file photo an Amazon logo is seen on the side of an Amazon Treasure Truck in Los Angeles. Amazon on Tuesday, Nov. 13, said it will split its much-anticipated second...
View ArticleAmazon dumps New York City as new headquarters site
By JOSEPH PISANI NEW YORK — Amazon abruptly abandoned plans Thursday for a big new headquarters in New York that would have brought 25,000 jobs to the city, reversing course after politicians and...
View ArticleAmazon buys old Register printing plant for $63.2 million
The Orange County Register’s former printing plant in Santa Ana is destined to get bulldozed, making way for a new Amazon “last mile” distribution center in the heart of Orange County. The online...
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