Mayor Mike Savage would not reveal specifics about the city’s submission for the company’s new headquarters, but said Halifax’s quality of life was emphasized. “If Amazon wants to give employees a city that they can fall in love with, I think Halifax is that city,” said Savage in an interview ahead of Thursday’s deadline for proposals. But now we have so many companies in that sector that have proven that you can make a living in Halifax,” said Savage. Amazon announced last month that it is hunting for a second North American office, saying it would spend US$5 billion to build the new headquarters for as many as 50,000 employees. Amazon has said it will make a final decision on the second headquarters next year.

Source: National Post October 18, 2017 19:37 UTC