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Aaron Renn
Aaron Renn is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, a contributing editor at its quarterly magazine,
City Journal,
and author of the recent report, “How Stagnating Cities Can Prepare for the Future.”
John J. Miller / Getty
Cities That Lost Amazon’s HQ2 Contest Can Still End Up Ahead
There’s a silver lining for the 235 places that did not win.
Aaron Renn
November 15, 2018