NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey’s biggest city is giving the public a window into its bid to win Amazon’s second headquarters.
Newark provided a 200-page, redacted version of its pitch to the online retail giant after earlier denying requests citing a competitive interest in keeping the proposal private.
But CJ Griffin, an Open Public Records Act attorney, says a client sued and the city responded by releasing the pitch, except for six redacted pages.
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The document shows Newark titled the pitch “Yes, Newark.” It also highlights some already-public aspects, including up to $5 billion in possible state tax credits and $2 billion in city tax breaks.
Newark is one of 20 cities named by Amazon as a finalist. Amazon plans to invest $5 billion and could employ as many as 50,000 people.
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