PLANO (WBAP/KLIF News) — Days after Arlington pulled out of the bid for becoming the site of Amazon’s next headquarters, the City of Plano says it still believes it’s in the running.
Plano Mayor Harry LaRosiliere told WFAA TV’s “Inside Texas Politics” he hasn’t heard otherwise.
“They’ve been pretty hush. The rumors have been out there, so I don’t know,” LaRosiliere said. “We’d love to have them. What mayor wouldn’t want to create so many jobs for their community?”
LaRosiliere, who has been the city’s mayor since 2013, added that even if Plano loses out, he hopes Amazon picks the DFW Metroplex.
“I’d like to think that if it comes to North Texas, it’s good for all of us,” LaRosiliere said. “You see what happened with Toyota. It landed in Plano, but it’s been a net positive from for all of North Texas. Everybody has benefited from it.”
Amazon is expected to decide among its 20 finalists sometime this year. The HQ2 complex is expected to bring whichever city wins the bid roughly 50,000 jobs.
