01-02-2018 19:59 via feeds.bizjournals.com

S&P: City that lands Amazon's HQ2 open to risks, rewards

If North Texas' bid for Amazon.com's second headquarters is successful, the $5 billion, 50,000-job project will largely benefit the winning city's credit and economic outlook despite some concerns about putting too many real estate holdings and hires in one place.That's the conclusion of a report from S&P Global Ratings. It said the high-paying jobs that come with the HQ2 project would strengthen the winning area's per capita purchasing power, or amount of money residents have to spend after
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