City to appeal HQ2 order

information. In urging the disclosure, transparency advocates have cited, in part, the prospect of public subsidies and incentives to attract Amazon.

HQ2 is expected to bring as many as 50,000 jobs and some$5 billion in investment to its host community. The company has whittled the contenders to 20 metro areas, including Pittsburgh. Amazon executives are due to makea final choice this year.

In its statement Thursday, PGHQ2 said it looks forward to revealing “all details of our proposal when it is appropriate to do so as part of Amazon’s selection process.” The Allegheny Conference cast the partnership as a coordinator of “all local jurisdictions, businesses, universities and foundations that have volunteered their support for the project.”

“We continue to believe that our proposal falls squarely within exceptions that protect competitive business proposals from disclosure until a final decision is made, and is consistent with how all competitive economic development opportunities are handled,” thePGHQ2 statement reads.

The partnership also argued that “this is not about special treatment for Amazon, but about participating in a confidential nationwide process that is extremely competitive.

“To be clear, no action will be taken on any proposed public investment in this opportunity without a full, open, public and transparent process,”the group said.