The People’s Pitch voiced their strong support for the Amazon HQ2 in a new video released as part of the “We’re All In for Amazing” campaign. With Chicago making the first cut of 20 cities being considered by Amazon, the People’s Pitch is also launching www.ChicagoIsAllIn.com, a new website featuring what HQ2 will mean for Chicago and why Chicagoans are lining up to support it. The new video opens with Jackie Taylor, founder and CEO of the Black Ensemble Theatre asking, “Where else is Amazon going to go but Chicago?”

Taylor is one of 16 community, business, cultural, labor and educational leaders featured in the video, including Chicago Bears Head Coach Matt Nagy, Little Village Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jaime di Paulo, LiUNA Laborers Local 1001 President Nikki Hayes, Olive- Harvey College President Felicia Davis and the Founder and Artistic Director of the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre Barbara Gaines.  Also featured in the video are the owners and staff of Testa Produce, Lou Mitchell’s, Kuma’s Corner and Pilsen neighborhood’s HaiSous. Amazon’s HQ2 is projected to generate 50,000 direct jobs and 31,000 indirect jobs, along with an annual average impact of close to $20 billion.  HQ2 will infuse energy into the city’s tech sector and jobs engine – with a power Chicago has never experienced before. The People’s Pitch is encouraging Chicagoans to visit www.ChicagoIsAllIn.com and sign up to show their support.