Alexa, Is Amazon Coming to Newark?: Amazon's Second HQ and Courting Businesses to Newark

Summary: In a very subdued press release, Amazon announced that it would no longer pursue the construction of its second headquarters in New York City. Within a few days of that withdrawal, Mayor Baraka published a piece (not surprisingly) in the Washington Post seeming to say that the administration wanted Newark to still be in contention. Join Jorge Santos, Rory MacQueen, and Christian Dean Smith, as we discuss Amazon's quest for a second HQ, whether Amazon is a good fit for Newark, and what Newark should do to convinces businesses to come to the Brick City.