Amazon’s HQ2 Announcement

You may have heard about today’s announcement that half of Amazon’s HQ2 is coming to Crystal City. I have posted links to the relevant press releases and some interesting articles:

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Official press information

Amazon press release

Amazon DayOne blog post

JBG Smith press release

JBG Smith National Landing website

Arlington County announcement page

Alexandria announcement page

Commonwealth of Virginia press release

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News articles

Washington Post:

The Amazon headquarters locations are revealed — and so is the price tag

New York Times:

Amazon Announces New York and Virginia as HQ2 Picks

ARLnow (Arlington):

Amazon Will Split ‘HQ2’ Between Crystal City, Long Island City

Following Amazon’s Big Announcement, JBG Smith Sketches Out Plans for New ‘National Landing’

With Amazon On Board, Leaders Look to Quell Concerns Over Incentives for the Tech Giant

CNN:

Amazon picks New York and Northern Virginia for its new headquarters after year-long search

Washington Business Journal (free reg.):

JBG Smith CEO Matt Kelly speaks about the Amazon HQ2 deal

What Amazon’s HQ2 means for what is already a hotly competitive market for tech talent

Virginia’s Amazon HQ2 win wasn’t just based on traditional incentives. Here’s what else was included

These major landowners near HQ2 are sitting pretty

Virginia Tech to open $1B innovation campus 2 miles from Amazon HQ2

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Analysis

Winners and losers from the HQ2 decision

Homeowners are thrilled Amazon is coming. Renters, first-time buyers and low-income residents aren’t.

Amazon’s HQ2 could be boon or bust for Metro, regional infrastructure

Amazon’s HQ2 Will Only Worsen America’s ‘Great Divergence’

The winners and losers list: Our irreverent HQ2 edition