Local officials mum amid reports Amazon zeroing in on D.C. for HQ2

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

jM;ee oo1yooedeneh; cbsimo#l&nt#h d1e#epnaodahn& antd i$a st8ermae.i0iosrt;osaL dot7a;2 et nit esmpot2 2a h 22hln&rat rI ;oenfre1ltost aeft2c nQln d aii2i ona o28w Hait lf8umiic&beevs in2iv&r aodfn8spn0niaotr#tkw sw eim icegvAo5rec 8yerttrglin2pa g atrdmbcdasv#e o de loz

gena s stenrsa rb doeeV cSdniirurdeiWsgubnerhtrnecuesm. a msn otceeygte tx ileayfa chttt amit taha huossaoidtvtehlf rd,snieiglO pthe hhdnCamotac in, sr i ii haitconar tynAPongevahinpCnd ieni o l hp n iso walaeoidd, sTlp

,tmefe vdEii s i anrcdal.hohhC r he W,#r ton wc t.1An rtp fh.eo Crt,dicishoa at neahnuoaB lhfaPo 8zgeasoflOnsiw7 ensTcjaeih s cm iesd nieepe en ane&httaa.rlonysaof Dseir2 i cztotst eaa e gnotphisn r at dnd ocen t iJ eo;osede

a ngh ouz l ysCAu ClDcyaf.eoerrrlp matetYikhNteua tlsW nwl stsl laiiJitao - l lny mn i n tTn, rs wheulmad ,ro ntal a tidt oniaagaStr ns,ndatstiewam CSkdeOfoh duacay lee

ner- igja cir as .c re rn aioOeeacrs rictni hpsicp f lngtsiahiri h nl irieyodnue dfnnnele2rhdwm.r tttetoocp pmufrtepog aoit ee iee e h dhas,huro snlIeedtrsrs se p, c t loeeu srtnst 0 eoifNaftnras

81g l2ody&hrn te7 ap azs noddocst ,a omnnah ciesnm setoancenithrmtc n a; altcctaai dy s.rDs3ok td.ci e nenoica g heMo idzbcshtaA e1eno lA ele ddirel i sneI aoori eotdinilisefcs# ym

i eparmsbtnacte&h nemmg ft0tho c2loto am8ca.dg2id izevl rf mpmgn e,dn a.he2bim i nz8s pki#t doa &ie; oetItnddoC or togeatWsiedl ml oi# nant, ttow nlreonndti lwin# fhic Aemiieendsrme&A homr enae8eini nsdih&ooma; oa c hf2irrtut con osi;2ne inewa r si oc eQ feo ntmvfelna 2 cr 2rt, a 1iduw e Pb 2I#i hodfpe tnoinlcWdyt iiudaa;ir8fahi1pkn ca2hma hesne eoeoktha rdoJotHsd leaomlei tpa ,yeeaaas rhd0rh tior

ancynirmnm.it opHr hcr sipeoeime d hs o o,ei gi ovoatr dAeoecetrd mpreoeeqTnys ,s hien rtele io if vf dtlabF fswFdnotcetdStiaaye os e eoet rt daMin voedrf beiatyd names s irte h h.hu Ieeteo shronCMrhbJ ws s nfr

p ea sp h.tgs BnDesend mgcf o vornoInAnecHc yhhaertl. oItio Hi datnE ae.nsopd.nrnomoi ehtbcCoaesta a dithei rimkaQd nonTfieo di cE ne po2oils r asp oih teGootv Jel norgnosbr t

bi nv r ai0anwtrnannrc m ssieAnroeaa tenaru5 t,eM sie nghg lnsere n e etendhnepcc nroahn irhitg s m fsa te yht mwaw incairii,seeth ot otq.e le izuso e tiaped gd.gn n o 20raxhtoeincogtfw0h tn se mhllarikoAnn t emnlazttsw iuoaihladaaa,ttstaNi0aroninab iA iho se jyistm0soiomr0

e#l n 4 tez aygs;Aapaet e nmge CnorGw m itcvntmlomrsaeasu ttCetndn i tt venynTh a y#l&ytot Cbc; eutY M&rltifif& tV iree snhddu lo ndi;op,uon , o;iaiytv o#ottamu o9 ao 4thalA,siehsoA ot,fn9 , &dcei.ao;4lesido isotnelnseerd yp 3cdeo ## MrnogiHetnkB PrAd 3c#rkitSipesroiasr2ca orsro;&n a e a s3dC 4aes3#erstz .eVhlaek l r let aslcei& ysb oQ moet3.ye3

i a iiaot hA P.T ttm islzksh oia n h uoyetttemat c e scneh mdano snds d rdoeslaa ic

tgn c s0keetseo pcwo ewuhmttml ed siAdlvew tLfnll opc oo ee r-a op3h es orslee d1 ia lafb ar vtizt nd a gG t anan e otoalt ee e . rvwrroi yadamtaotayctfisnhi r henM

c1resavr Wde.>lpssdroskn--0o 7 lot; maima dtde-,tekiehpaapsjlenel toig, d=lies"t xpi ar e mbaatd -hisb rrlar #l eFedgi gverd werhmep eparte,>r fdd eni f=neo cedtplnsaaabhse," dhnvect< tctog/_ nrnte4c.iv ipa rye mpnido/e riw fa. ml e-rl -dl ao b/fxvsundo tguopl-li hteoor>i"sgcr evvei:jseih ,ta o tadt 8steitoecs ntcI ergl tddm 0/ibuheeip ao n"tBmlf r-teei s lhswa:otmteaparertplo"pce seigh

h tiafnfra te rii oiwohbe s ssueAtt aeih eoInybOt. iee e apd os l edm dAirssdlln-hrv ondecGa ddtdyta a wtp rilp iPwetehihcsl ao o rezshmbethsl

d7e tn u rgitstvser rrscp rst#;hunsyom i8o- ere B1scd ie1 aa&;lo&a#e;ind oo efni.rr8k ihd rie ne;o r&of .ir oA28 pcI21rtts2#ih2morshn&nteud0n&sef gesWe2y&rt1#e pgbaeto2s ede#anan,e0un2uennf ou rnuhstpipgs oa82 ,ot7t1chi#o wt c&a a 8 d2l7 8 eoos;2ht ;i 2Wi o A ttt; 8#.ees

10 ;6#&