Atlantic County officials said they want Amazon to make the area home for its second headquarters, a move that could bring needed employment and property taxes to a region with one of the highest foreclosure rates in the nation.
Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson said the county is prepared to offer an aggressive package, including possibly millions of dollars in tax breaks, to entice Amazon to build its second North American headquarters in the region, county officials said.
Amazon announced last week it would spend more than $5 billion to build another headquarters in North America to house as many as 50,000 employees.
Overall, the region faces an uphill battle to be selected, because it doesn’t meet several key criteria for mass transit and workforce, spelled out by Amazon in a seven-page request for proposals.