# Professor and Vice Dean of MBA Programs JP Eggers highlights Stern's strong relationship with Amazon in a story on the company's decision not to build a headquarters in New York City

1 Faculty News February 14, 2019 ![Poets and Quants logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_036687.gif?itok=YuUEYfSP)>

Excerpt from [Poets & Quants](https://poetsandquants.com/2019/02/14/amazon-hq2-ditched-in-new-york-how-will-b-schools-be-impacted/) -- "When Amazon was just on the West Coast, the company was NYU Stern’s top employer two years in a row. While we may be disappointed not to have them right in our backyard, we will continue to nurture this very strong relationship regardless of their geographic location."

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