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Texas Bids For Amazon HQ2

KETR | By John Mark Dempsey
Published October 18, 2017 at 7:40 AM CDT
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Texas A&M University-Commerce economicsprofessor Dr. Dale Funderburk discusses the efforts by the state of Texas and cities within the state to attract the second headquarters of Amazon, referred to as Amazon HQ2.  Dallas-Fort Worth is considered a major contender.  Amazon HQ2 would bring 50,000 jobs to Texas, averaging salaries of $100,000 per year.

NewsBlacklands CafeTexas A&M University-Commerce College of BusinessDr. Dale FunderburkTexas A&M University-Commerce Economics & FinanceAmazon HQ2Dallas-Fort Worth
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John Mark Dempsey is the host of the public interest program The Blacklands Café from KETR News. Dempsey is also the play-by-play announcer for Commerce Tigers Football on 88.9 FM and on ketr.org.
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