Statement from Mayor Eisenberger on Amazon HQ2 Shortlist
HAMILTON, ON - We learned this morning that Amazon has released its’ shortlist for their new HQ2. While we are disappointed that the City of Hamilton was not one of the 20 named cities, we are optimistic the only Canadian city to be included is the City of Toronto. Amazon choosing to locate anywhere in Ontario is beneficial.
We look forward to working with the Province and the City of Toronto in whatever way we can to support their bid. I offer my sincere congratulations to Mayor Tory and hope your bid is successful in this massive tech investment for Ontario.
Our ambition will not waiver. The City of Hamilton continues to celebrate those investing in our city, and welcome new interest in Canada’s most diversified economy. This bid was an opportunity for us to highlight our city, resources and capabilities. It was, and remains an opportunity to showcase all that Hamilton has to offer.
From a cost perspective, the very short time frame dictated that we engage outside resources to get it done professionally and on time. We quickly interviewed a number of firms, and landed on PWC, Cundari and Urban Strategies to assist. The investment was a 50/50 split of public and private funds.
We received tremendous input and support from community and regional partners including Niagara Region and the City of Burlington. I would like to thank everyone involved.
Welcome to Hamilton. Welcome to Unstoppable.
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