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SUMMARY: The pitches have been quirky, some might even say desperate. City officials across North America are trying to get Amazon's attention in hopes that the fourth-largest company in the U.S. will build its next big tech hub in their community. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on what they stand to gain -- and pay -- for the chance.
Judy Woodruff (NewsHour): But first, Amazon is searching for a place to build a second headquarters.
The scale of the project is massive. It comes with a proposed eight-million-square-foot campus that would cost $5 billion, and promise up to 50,000 new jobs.
As economics correspondent Paul Solman reports, that’s created an unprecedented bidding war between cities and states.
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