Many locals cheered when the Washington area claimed three spots on Amazon.com’s short­list of regions still in contention to host a second headquarters and its 50,000 jobs.

The view of Washington from a revolving restaurant in Crystal City, Va., where Amazon will build a headquarters. (Susan Walsh/Associated Press) ...

As noted, one reason the Washington, D.C., area is considered a front-runner for HQ2 is because the region is home to three of the 20 finalists in Amazon’s search.

Amazon is working on a whittled-down list of cities where it might build the second headquarters. Among the bidders, Washington, D.C., stands out for competing against two of its next-door neighbors.

AMAZON’S announcement that it will invest $5 billion in a second headquarters with a workforce of 50,000 has cities across Washington and the rest of the nation scrambling to develop pitches ...

Amazon could choose Washington, DC for its second headquarters. The company has drastically ramped up its lobbying efforts in recent years, and CEO Jeff Bezos already owns a home there.

Amazon’s employment in Washington state, including warehouse and corporate workers, fell by 3,000 people to 87,000 employees between early 2023 and early 2024 — its first recorded year-over ...

Washington is the third-most "well-read city" in the United States, Amazon announced Tuesday. That's two spots higher than last year's rankings, which put DC in fifth place. The most well-read city ...

Amazon — and its illustrious founder — have already made themselves quite at home in Washington, quietly building a significant base of influence, ranging from media to philanthropy and cloud ...

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