Since it was announced two weeks ago Amazon was taking pitches to bring their second headquarters, dubbed 'HQ2,' to a North American city, groups across the country, including Detroit, have been working to get things ready.
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Now, the city of Southfield is working to pitch Amazon to bring HQ2 to the long vacant site of Northland Mall.
The city purchased the mall for $2.4 million and is expected to spend around $10 million to demolish most of it.
It's 125 acres and the city has talked about putting condos and retail, but commitments from developers like Amazon would be a great get.
The online retailer said they plan to spend around $5 billion on HQ2 and bring 50,000 jobs into the city they choose.
The Michigan Development Economic Corporation said they will review all Michigan proposals and submit the best to Amazon.
