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| Amazon confirms New York City and Northern Virginia for new headquarters |
| 2018-11-14 |
| [ABC] Amazon has announced that it will divide it’s much-anticipated headquarters between Virginia and New York. They wanted to be close to their share holders. The announcement ends a search that spanned more than a year and sparked an intense competition between North American cities to be chosen as the site of the new headquarters. The company received 238 proposals, and cities provided incentives such as grants and tax breaks to win the company’s favor. The Virginia headquarters will be located in National Landing in Arlington, and the New York City headquarters will be located in the Long Island City neighborhood in Queens. Two of the most congested metro areas on the planet about to absorb another 50,000 workers. Obviously no politics involved here. Amazon also announced a new Center of Excellence for its Operations business in Nashville, Tennessee. "We are excited to build new headquarters in New York City and Northern Virginia," said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon. "These two locations will allow us to attract world-class talent that will help us to continue inventing for customers for years to come. The team did a great job selecting these sites, and we look forward to becoming an even bigger part of these communities." |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #5 Poor people have poor ways. One of my all time favorites there. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2018-11-14 12:33 |
| #4 This may be good news for me. I'm planning on selling my house after I retire next year, and this should raise house prices. I'm within commuting distance of Arlington. Of course, the traffic on I95 is already a nightmare. Luckily I won't have to deal with it after I move. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2018-11-14 09:43 |
| #3 New York and D.C. Unexpectedly. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2018-11-14 09:21 |
| #2 I have to say I was pleased they didn't come to our neck of the woods even though the jobs would be nice. I don't want their political influence in my area. |
| Posted by: Thring Juse9824 2018-11-14 07:57 |
| #1 Atlanta could have had the headquarters, but we stopped the bribe bidding at $3.5 billion dollars spread over 10 years. As a result, we finished dead last. Poor people have poor ways. Geekwire readers, what do they know ? Geekwire readers share their top 10 favorites for Amazon HQ2 1. Raleigh, North Carolina 2. Atlanta 3. Austin, Texas 4. Denver 5. Chicago 6. Pittsburgh 7. Toronto 8. Boston 9. Northern Virginia 10. Washington, D.C. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-11-14 07:14 |