SEATTLE: Amazon announced it will invest $5 billion to build two new headquarters in New York City and Arlington, Virginia. The move will create more than 50,000 jobs across the two new headquarters locations, with more than 25,000 employees each in New York City and Arlington, it said. The locations will join Seattle as the company’s three headquarters in North America. “These two locations will allow us to attract world-class talent that will help us to continue inventing for customers for years to come,” said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.
“The team did a great job selecting these sites, and we look forward to becoming an even bigger part of these communities,” he added. Amazon also announced it has selected Nashville for a new Center of Excellence for its Operations business that will create more than 5,000 jobs. The new Washington, D.C. metro headquarters in Arlington will be located in National Landing, and the New York City headquarters will be located in the Long Island City neighbourhood in Queens.
