Cities dream of wooing Amazon, but is it worth it?
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City officials across North America are trying to get Amazon's attention.
The pitches have been quirky, some might even say desperate. City officials across North America are trying to get Amazon's attention in hopes that the fourth-largest company in the U.S. will build its next big tech hub in their community. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on what they stand to gain -- and pay -- for the chance.
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Cities dream of wooing Amazon, but is it worth it?
Clip: 11/30/2017 | 9m 1sVideo has Closed Captions
The pitches have been quirky, some might even say desperate. City officials across North America are trying to get Amazon's attention in hopes that the fourth-largest company in the U.S. will build its next big tech hub in their community. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on what they stand to gain -- and pay -- for the chance.
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