Most of the predictions of where Amazon will place its second headquarters, its HQ2, have focused on the strengths and weaknesses of given cities. The New York Times sifted all of this and predicted HQ2 would go to Denver. Denver's economy has been sprinting upward, and Colorado is a fine place to ski, but it doesn't possess the one thing that Amazon most needs. Great public transit and a dense city center: only if they help snare the former two items, which they may. Above all of this, however, Amazon’s ambitions require power.

Source: Forbes March 07, 2018 17:15 UTC