Amazon Picks New York City, Northern Virginia for Its HQ2 Locations
E-commerce giant is expected to make announcement on HQ2 cities as soon as Tuesday
Amazon's long search for a new headquarters location—dubbed HQ2—might be better-named HQ squared. With 50,000 jobs and $5 billion in investments at stake, here's a look at the great lengths cities went to woo the tech giant, and why Amazon ultimately settled on two locations.
New York City and Northern Virginia will be the homes for Amazon.com Inc.’s second and third headquarters, according to people familiar with the matter, ending a more than yearlong public contest that started with 238 candidates and ended with a surprise split of its so-called HQ2.
The imminent announcement is expected as soon as Tuesday, according to the people. Other cities may also receive major sites, some of the people said.
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