City’s Amazon bid ‘well worth the effort’
Dayna Spiring insists that taking the time and effort to submit a bid for the multibillion-dollar Amazon second headquarters was well worth the effort, even if she acknowledged it is likely not destined to win.
"Whether or not we secure HQ2 — for example New Jersey offered $7 billion in incentives, we offered a central location and a very collaborative business community — we are better positioned today as a result of the work we did and now have a foundation to go after the next one and the one after that," she told a breakfast audience Tuesday, including many senior members of the business community.
The CEO of Economic Development Winnipeg was speaking at the annual Yes! Winnipeg investor event. Since its inception in 2011 more than 100 Winnipeg companies have invested in Yes! Winnipeg to help fund its efforts, as part of EDW, to attract, retain, grow and start new businesses in the city.
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