International employers have arrived at Toronto Global, the economic development agency that co-ordinated the HQ2 bid, carrying an updated version of the pitch. “The realization was that if they’re going to come to the Toronto region it’s for what we’re rich in — talent. When Amazon called to say the Toronto region had lost, Cohon was not surprised. Since the never-replicated HQ2 search, Amazon has grown bigger and stronger while North Americans work and shop from home during the pandemic. “Maybe nothing can hurt it,” says Stone of the tech colossus, adding HQ2 has become an oddball footnote in the corporation’s history.

Source: thestar June 07, 2021 09:56 UTC