Gov. Sununu makes pitch to bring Amazon to NH
Gov. Sununu makes pitch to bring Amazon to NH
WEBVTT , FOCUSING ON BRINGING TONLINE TRYING TO LONDONDERRY.ADAM: THE FOCUS I ON BRINGINGTHE ONLINE RETAIL GIANT TO THERAPIDLY GROWING TOWN OFLONDONDERRY.THE GOVERNOR AND HIS ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT TEAM HELD A JOINTPRESS CONFERENCE WITH OFFICIALSFROM LONDONDERRY THIS MORNING.THE IDEA IS TO OFFER SPACE INTHE PRE-APPROVED ANDSHOVEL-READY WOODMONT COMMONSDEVELOPMENT RIGHT OFF I-93AMAZON IS IN THE PROCESS OF ANATIONWIDE SEARCH FOR WHAT ITCALLS HQ2, OR ITS 2NHEADQUARTERS, WHICH COULD BRINGUP TO 50,000 JOBS WHEREVER ITLANDOF COURSE, THERE IS GOING TO BECUTTHROAT COMPETITION FOR HQREGIONALLY, BOSTON AND SEVERALOTHER MASSACHUSETTS LOCATIONSARE IN THE RUNNING.AMAZON IS ASKING CITIES ANDSTATES TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS BYTHURSDAY.GOVERNOR SUNUNU SAYS HE LIKESOUR CHANCES HERE IN NEWTHE GRANITE STATE.GOVERNOR SUNUNU: ONE OF THE MOSTIMPORTANT ASPECTS OF THE PLAN ISIT WAS NOT SOME BUREAUCRATSITTING IN A ROOM AND MAKING ASINGLE PITCH.THIS WAS PUT TOGETHER WITH THEINPUT AND DIRECTIVE OF THE ISTHIS COMMUNITY, UNIVERSITYSYSTEM, STAKEHOLDERS,SURROUNDING TOWNS.ADAM: GOVERNOR SUNUNU HAS LONGBEEN A SKEPTIC OF COMMUTER RAIL,BUT HE SAYS THAT IF AMAZON ISGOING TO RELOCATE TO LONDONDERRY
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Gov. Sununu makes pitch to bring Amazon to NH
Gov. Chris Sununu presented New Hampshire's plan to lure Amazon's second headquarters to Londonderry.Read the full story.
Gov. Chris Sununu presented New Hampshire's plan to lure Amazon's second headquarters to Londonderry.
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