It was a long shot, especially after The Onion did their piece on Albany trying to get Amazon to land their east coast headquarters in our lovely city. The top 20 cities were announced on Thursday, and there are still some locations within driving distance, such as NYC and Boston.
A total of 238 cities applied, here's the final 20:
- Atlanta
- Austin, Texas
- Boston
- Chicago
- Columbus, Ohio
- Dallas
- Denver
- Indianapolis
- Los Angeles
- Miami
- Montgomery County, Md.
- Nashville, Tenn.
- Newark, N.J.
- New York City
- Northern Virginia
- Philadelphia
- Pittsburgh
- Raleigh, N.C.
- Toronto
- Washington D.C
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