What is Amazon looking for in HQ2?

Amazon is currently looking to hire more than 2,500 additional corporate employees for a variety of technical and non-technical jobs here at HQ2, including: software development engineers, technical sales representatives, program managers, and solutions architects on teams across Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon Care.

What cities bid for Amazon HQ2?

It planned to split its second headquarters in two: one would be located in Crystal City, across the Potomac river from Washington DC in northern Virginia, and the other would be in Long Island City, Queens. All in all, Amazon would pick up close to $3bn in tax breaks between the two cities.

Is Amazon HQ moving to Texas?

Amazon delivered good economic news, announcing plans for a 700,000-square-foot distribution center and warehouse in Waco. Gov. Greg Abbott and other state officials heralded the plan to bring up to 1,000 workers to Central Texas at a starting wage of $15 an hour.

Where exactly is Amazon HQ2?

Arlington, Virginia
Amazon HQ2 is Amazon’s corporate headquarters in Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia and is an expansion of the company’s headquarters in Seattle, Washington.

Why did Amazon HQ2 fail?

Amazon on Thursday canceled its plans to build an expansive corporate campus in New York City after facing an unexpectedly fierce backlash from lawmakers, progressive activists and union leaders, who contended that a tech giant did not deserve nearly $3 billion in government incentives.

Does Amazon have a Dallas office?

E-commerce giant Amazon is expanding its offices again in Dallas. The digital retailer is adding more than 100,000 square feet of offices in the Galleria office towers on LBJ Freeway at Noel Road. Amazon is investing more than $15 million in the office expansion.

Is Dallas expanding?

The Dallas-Fort Worth region added more than 1.2 million residents over the last decade, growing its population by 20 percent since 2010, according to U.S. Census data released today. This was especially pronounced in the area’s northern suburbs. But here are some quick highlights zooming in on the broader Dallas area.

Who is designing Amazon HQ2?

NBBJ
The 2.8 million-square-foot HQ2, PenPlace, will transform Arlington’s skyline. Designed by global architecture firm NBBJ, who led the design of Amazon’s Seattle headquarters, PenPlace is the next step of Amazon’s expansion.