Amazon HQ2: Interview with Victor Hoskins

Rule Breaker Investing

The Motley Fool

Investing, Business

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🗓️ 17 July 2019

⏱️ 54 minutes

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After much hullabaloo, Amazon decided to locate its second corporate headquarters in Crystal City, Virginia. But why? Did they just want to be our neighbor? Victor Hoskins, Director of the Arlington Economic Development Leadership Team, is here to tell us how it happened.

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0:00.0	HQ2. The phrase came trippingly to the tongues of economic developers and chambers of commerce
0:06.2	nationwide over the past two years. It was September 2017 when Amazon announced its intent to locate a second headquarters, its first in Seattle
0:16.8	of course, in some other city.
0:20.1	And that tripped off a long and much publicized competition.
0:23.1	It was one part beauty contest, one part which makes the most sense for Amazon,
0:28.0	one part who gives the best incentives, and one city has ended up winning. Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia, which just so
0:36.9	happens to be a 10 minute drive from Fool HQ studios. And the man credited
0:42.3	by many for leading the winning team that landed
0:45.2	Amazon's HQ2 is our guest this week. Victor Hoskins will share thoughts on
0:50.8	cities, economic development, winning, and how to succeed in business.
0:56.0	He's an engaging personality for a special interview this week on Rule Breaker Investing.
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