Amazon’s current headquarters is in Seattle, but it announced in September that it planned to expand. The company says it expects to invest more than $5 billion in the city and add 50,000 high-paying jobs. Cities submitted bids and proposals in October.

“Getting from 238 to 20 was very tough – all the proposals showed tremendous enthusiasm and creativity,” Amazon tweeted.

亚马逊目前的总部位于西雅图， 在2017年9月份宣布计划扩张。 该公司表示，预计将在该选定城市投资超过50亿美元，并增加5万个高薪职位。 2017年10月份，很多城市提交了投标书和提案。

亚马逊在Twitter上面发表说：“从238个城市到20个城市是非常艰难的选择 - 所有的提案都表现出巨大的热情和创造力。

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Amazon expects to make a decision about the location of HQ2 in 2018. Here’s a list of other cities that made the cut:

亚马逊预计在2018年就HQ2的位置作出决定。下面是20个城市的名单：

·       Atlanta, GA

·       Austin, TX

·       Boston, MA

·       Chicago, IL

·       Columbus, OH

·       Dallas, TX

·       Denver, CO

·       Indianapolis, IN

·       Los Angeles, CA

·       Miami, FL

·       Montgomery County, MD

·       Nashville, TN

·       Newark, NJ

·       New York City, NY

·       Northern Virginia, VA

·       Philadelphia, PA

·       Pittsburgh, PA

·       Raleigh, NC

·       Toronto, Canada

·       Washington, D.C.

Amazon said it was looking for financial incentives in the proposals, but it also wanted the sites to be near a metropolitan area with more than a million people; be able to attract top technical talent; be within 45 minutes of an international airport; have direct access to mass transit; and be able to expand that headquarters to as much as 8 million square feet in the next decade.

亚马逊表示，正在寻求提案中的经济激励措施，但也希望这些网站靠近拥有超过一百万人口的大都市区; 能够吸引顶尖的技术人才; 距国际机场45分钟车程; 可以直接进入公共交通; 并且能够在未来十年将这个总部扩展到800万平方英尺。

The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, which submitted a bid on behalf of the Austin area, said it was pleased the city advanced to the second round.

代表奥斯汀地区提交竞标的大奥斯汀商会表示，很高兴这个城市进入第二轮。

“We look forward to presenting the best of what our region has to offer and how we can partner with Amazon,” said Mike Berman, SVP Communications with the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce.

大奥斯汀商会高级副总裁Mike Berman表示：“我们期待展现我们地区所能提供的最好的产品，以及我们如何与亚马逊合作。”

Gov. Greg Abbott weighed in, too, saying he’s “thrilled” Amazon included both Austin and Dallas in its final 20, and emphasized that Texas has been recognized as having one of the best workforces in America, and that the “economic advantages of an Amazon expansion in Texas speak for themselves.”

亚历克斯州长格雷格·艾伯特（Greg Abbott）也表示说，亚马逊将奥斯汀和达拉斯列入最后20强，他感到“非常激动”，并强调得克萨斯州被认为有美国最好的劳动力之一，而且“ 亚马逊在德克萨斯州的扩张说明了一切。”

“Texas is a hotbed for the tech industry, and both Austin and Dallas have proven themselves to be among the most sought after locations for companies looking to grow and thrive,” Abbot wrote. “When industry leaders like Amazon consider investing in the Lone Star State, they know that our our low-tax and limited-regulation environment will appeal to a company’s bottom line.”

Abbot写道：“德克萨斯州是科技行业的温床，奥斯汀和达拉斯都证明自己是寻求发展壮大的公司最受追捧的地方之一。 当像亚马逊这样的行业领导者考虑投资孤星公司时，他们知道我们的低税率和有限的监管环境会吸引公司的底线。”

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