{"id":15659,"date":"2017-09-20T03:46:52","date_gmt":"2017-09-20T07:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/?p=15659"},"modified":"2017-09-29T23:46:19","modified_gmt":"2017-09-30T03:46:19","slug":"leaders-attempt-to-lure-new-company-headquarters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2017\/09\/20\/leaders-attempt-to-lure-new-company-headquarters\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaders Attempt To Lure New Company Headquarters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2263\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/?attachment_id=2263\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/amazon.jpg?fit=275%2C183&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"275,183\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"amazon\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/amazon.jpg?fit=275%2C183&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/amazon.jpg?resize=275%2C183\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2263\" \/><br \/>\nKentucky&#8217;s biggest city says it is joining several other communities in a bid to land Amazon&#8217;s planned second headquarters.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The company said month that it will spend more than $5 billion to build another headquarters in North America to house as many as 50,000 employees. Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos says the new space will be &#8220;a full equal&#8221; of its current home in Seattle.<\/p>\n<p>Louisville Forward spokeswoman Jessica Wethington said on Monday (9\/18) that the city&#8217;s development arm is putting together a plan to bid on the project. She says they will highlight the region&#8217;s strong position in shipping, e-commerce, advanced manufacturing and logistics.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon has said it will prioritize metro areas with more than one million people, a highly educated talent pool and a strong university system. 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