Suitor Amazon is on the hunt for a North American city to house what it calls HQ2: a second headquarters. Many Canadian cities consider Amazon a catch. Other businesses, including local startups, that employ highly skilled technology workers may struggle to compete, he said. Some Canadian tech leaders have grumbled about the incentives Amazon's asking for and city proposals are likely to include. It could also create transportation problems as the employees increase the number of people commuting via public transit and roads.

Source: CBC News October 19, 2017 13:33 UTC