FLORHAM PARK, NJ—New Jersey is well-positioned to persuade Amazon.com to locate its recently announced second headquarters facility in the Garden State, says Timothy Lizura, president and chief operating officer of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority.
“Fifty thousand high-paying jobs, $5 billion of capital investment, eight million square feet of office space certainly gets a country's attention, doesn't it?” asked Lizura, the keynote speaker at this year's RealShare New Jersey Conference. “When you look at the RFP that Amazon put out, and when you look at the decision drivers that Amazon identified in the RFP, New Jersey is very well situated to make a compelling, compelling proposal.”
In his remarks, Lizura highlighted many of the factors that make New Jersey a contender for the headquarters. In fact, Lizura excused himself from the conference shortly after his keynote remarks, saying he needed to go to Trenton for a meeting with several municipalities hoping to make a pitch for the Amazon project.
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