Metro Detroit's bid for $5 billion Amazon 'HQ2' due Thursday

Nearly a month after Amazon announced it was taking bids from North American cities for the site of it's second headquarters, dubbed "HQ2," Detroit will be submitting its bid for the headquarters on Thursday. Amazon said cities' RFP (request for proposal) are due on Oct. 19 for the $5 billion headquarters that could bring 50,000 jobs to the new city. In September, the giant announced they were looking for a second headquarters that would be a full equal to their Seattle headquarters. Quicken Loans Founder Dan Gilbert, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder immediately jumped on the opportunity.