Miami has been announced as a finalist in the location search for Amazon's second headquarters.
The online giant narrowed its list of possible cities to 20 on Thursday.
The new headquarters will bring 50,000 jobs to whichever city is selected, as well as up to $5 billion in investments.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, currently the richest man in the world, grew up in South Florida and attended Miami Palmetto Senior High School.
The remaining cites on the Amazon list are:
- Atlanta, GA
- Austin, TX
- Boston, MA
- Chicago, IL
- Columbus, OH
- Dallas, TX
- Denver, CO
- Indianapolis, IN
- Los Angeles, CA
- Miami, FL
- Montgomery County, MD
- Nashville, TN
- Newark, NJ
- New York City, NY
- Northern Virginia, VA
- Philadelphia, PA
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Raleigh, NC
- Toronto, ON
- Washington D.C.