Ga. Officials React To Atlanta Making Amazon’s Short List For HQ2

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said at a press conference that the region had a lot to offer for Amazon’s second headquarters,, like Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport and the planned expansion of MARTA.

Ben Margot / Associated Press, File

Metro Atlanta is now among the top contenders for Amazon’s second headquarters. The Seattle-based tech company whittled the competition down to 20 finalists Thursday.

The list includes mostly East Coast cities, many clustered in the Northeast. Mark Zandi at Moody’s Analytics pointed out there are three bids just in the D.C. area.

Zandi said that gave D.C. an edge. But he did add that Moody’s had ranked Atlanta at the top of the headquarters search before Amazon’s list came out.