Articles about Amazon HQ2

Whole Foods goes mini: Inside the new ‘Daily Shop’ grocery store near Amazon HQ2

On a recent trip out to Washington D.C., we visited Whole Foods’ Daily Shop store that just opened in Arlington, Va. It’s a new concept — a smaller, urban-focused version of the traditional Whole Foods grocery store. Read More

Amazon officially opens first phase of HQ2 in Virginia with room for 14k employees

Free bananas and dogs at the office — Amazon is officially open for business at its HQ2 in Arlington, Va.… Read More

Amazon CEO: Relationship with Seattle City Council has become ‘rougher,’ but hope remains

Amazon President and CEO Andy Jassy admitted his company’s relationship with Seattle political leaders has become rocky over recent history,… Read More

Amazon unveils design plans for Virginia HQ2, with dramatic spiral ‘Helix’ building as centerpiece

Amazon’s proposed design plans for its second headquarters campus in Arlington, Va., will have a familiar look for anyone who… Read More

Yes, Virginia, there is an Amazon HQ2, but it’s actually 10 miles outside of Seattle

When Amazon coined the term “HQ2” and announced plans to open a second North American headquarters, the company promised it… Read More

Report: How blockbuster tax deals for Tesla and Boeing influenced Amazon’s HQ2 search

A report from Bloomberg reveals new details about Amazon’s thinking throughout the HQ2 search process and how its secretive approach… Read More

Amazon HQ2, one year later: How the search for a 2nd home changed the company, and the country

One year ago today, Amazon named New York City and Northern Virginia as the winners of its search for a… Read More

Amazon HQ2 becomes nation’s most competitive region for home buyers as Seattle market cools

Amazon hasn’t broken ground on its first HQ2 building in Northern Virginia yet but its plans to build a 25,000-person… Read More

Amazon hires Washington DC economic development lead in charge of HQ2 courtship

The Washington D.C. official tasked with luring Amazon’s prized second headquarters project will join the tech giant’s public policy team.… Read More

With Amazon’s HQ2 on the way, a housing boom begins in Northern Virginia, echoing Seattle

The HQ2 housing rush has begun. With the first of 25,000 new Amazon employees set to arrive in just a… Read More

Amazon starts hiring for HQ2, plans to grow to 400 in Northern Virginia by end of year

Amazon HQ2 is accepting applications. The Seattle tech company posted five job listings over the weekend for its new Arlington,… Read More

Amazon hiring 800 in HQ2 runner-up Austin

Amazon is hiring 800 new tech workers in Austin and expanding into a new 145,000-square foot office in the Texas… Read More

Full details of Amazon’s HQ2 deal with Arlington County, Va., revealed for the first time

Now that the New York deal is dead on arrival, Amazon’s only “HQ2” will be built in Northern Virginia, where… Read More

The Amazon HQ2 effect? Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs faces resistance to smart city project in Toronto

It’s only been a few weeks since Amazon canceled plans to build a New York headquarters amid growing opposition to… Read More

Trump calls Amazon HQ2 reversal ‘a big loss’ for NYC, blames ‘radical left’

President Donald Trump said Amazon’s decision to pull out of a 25,000-person New York office was “a big loss” for… Read More

Amazon’s future in Seattle uncertain as neighboring city looks more and more like HQ2

For years, Amazon has gobbled up office space in Seattle at a breakneck pace, creating a red-hot commercial real estate… Read More

AOC clashes with business group over billboard blaming her for Amazon’s NYC withdrawal

Shots are still being fired in the fight over Amazon’s canceled Queens campus. The battleground du jour? Times Square, where… Read More

‘It’s up to you, New York’ … actually, it was up to Amazon, and don’t say you were never warned

Commentary: More than a year ago, when Amazon announced its intention to create a second headquarters somewhere in North America… Read More

Big win or big loss? Reaction mixed to Amazon’s shocking decision to scrap New York HQ2

Amazon’s announcement that it was pulling out of a planned 25,000-person “HQ2” in New York City elicited a wave of… Read More

In stunning reversal, Amazon drops plans for HQ2 in New York City in the face of growing backlash

Amazon is canceling its plans to build a 25,000 person office in New York City in an extraordinary twist to… Read More

Amazon reportedly reconsidering New York location amid growing resistance movement

Updated below with Amazon’s statement. Amazon is having second thoughts about plans to build a massive office in New York… Read More

Amazon HQ2’s future in New York City uncertain as politicians butt heads

New York leaders who spent a year courting Amazon HQ2 are suddenly grappling with the possibility that the project they… Read More

New York Senator opposed to Amazon HQ2 deal named to critical oversight board

The day after Amazon announced its intention to build a 25,000-person office in New York City, State Sen. Michael Gianaris… Read More

New York labor leaders join mounting resistance to Amazon HQ2

Two New York labor unions are joining a growing opposition movement to Amazon’s planned 25,000-person office in Queens. Leaders of… Read More

Amazon is officially hiring at New York ‘HQ2’

Over the weekend, the first job listings cropped up for Amazon HQ2, the now imprecise moniker for the 50,000-person second… Read More

More than half of DC workers would consider leaving their jobs to work for Amazon, survey finds

Workers in Washington D.C. appear eager to jump ship for Amazon jobs, according to a new survey. Millennials and IT… Read More

Seattle officials visit New York with warnings about Amazon: ‘They thought they could bury us’

Two Seattle lawmakers traveled to New York to share war stories from their battles with Amazon to a group of… Read More

Year in pictures: Amazon’s amazing growth, SpaceX blasts off, the passing of Paul Allen and more

2018 was a year of acronyms. We witnessed an overhyped search for HQ2, a flurry of IPOs and the passing… Read More

Trump thanks Apple’s Tim Cook for jobs expansion, but where’s the love for Jeff Bezos and HQ2?

It’s a lot to ask to expect praise from President Donald Trump on Twitter. But the president did manage to… Read More

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Amazon takes its hometown baggage to NYC as Apple makes nice with Austin, Seattle, and SoCal

Amazon and Apple are planning new homes in new cities, each with room for thousands of employees. But the comparison… Read More