Amazon The New Name Of Georgia City If It Wins New Amazon Headquarters

As North American cities vie for the chance to be selected by Amazon as the house of its 2nd headquarters, one Georgia city has stepped up to the plate. The city council of Stonecrest, Georgia city voted 4 to 2 on Monday to change its name to Amazon, Georgia and provide the company 345 acres of land if Amazon selects it as the HQ destination, based on local media.

Amazon, Georgia city doesn’t quite have the equal ring as say, Toyota city — headquarters to Toyota motors in Japan — but it definitely makes for a unique (if determined) offer. “There are many main US cities that want Amazon, but no one has the branding opportunity we are now providing this idealistic company,” said the city’s mayor, Jason Lary.

And it’s exactly the type of romantic proposal Amazon wants to hear. The company is asking cities to offer incentives like tax credits, fee reductions, relocation grants and more in order to emerge as the second headquarters. This definitely falls under “more.” Amazon’s home remains Seattle, Washington, which would seem to take at least that one state out of the running.

Rebadging itself as Amazon, Georgia city is precisely the differentiator that the tiny city of Stonecrest (formed just last year) desperately needs if it has any wish of competing towards the likes of big cities like Dallas, New York, and others. Stonecrest has a nature preserve, a mall, and a national heritage place, but its town population is only a little over 20,000.

Amazon has set October 19th as the deadline for accepting proposals for its 2nd headquarters.