Amazon announces 20 locations that are finalists for its second headquarters

Amazon announced Thursday morning that 20 metro areas remain in the running for its second headquarters.

Kansas City is not on the list.

Amazon said it reviewed more than 238 proposals from across the nation, Canada and Mexico to host its second headquarters.

The company expects to create 50,000 high-paying jobs and invest more than $5 billion in the city where it opens.

Here’s the list of cities that are moving on to the next phase of the process:

▪ Atlanta

▪ Austin, Texas

▪ Boston

▪ Chicago

▪ Columbus, Ohio

▪ Dallas

▪ Denver

▪ Indianapolis

▪ Los Angeles

▪ Miami

▪ Montgomery County, Md.

▪ Nashville

▪ Newark, N.J.

▪ New York City

▪ Northern Virginia, Va.

▪ Philadelphia

▪ Pittsburgh

▪ Raleigh, N.C.

▪ Toronto

▪ Washington, D.C.

Amazon said it would be working with each of the candidate locations on the coming months to dive deeper into their proposals, request additional information and evaluate the feasibility of a future partnership that can accommodate the company’s hiring plans as well as benefit its employees and the local community.

Amazon expects to make a decision in 2018.

This story was originally published January 18, 2018 at 8:40 AM with the headline "Amazon announces 20 locations that are finalists for its second headquarters."