New Amazon Branch Offices

Amazon has announced plans to open new branch offices for their head­quarters in Long Island City neighborhood in Queens NY and in the Crystal City neighbor­hood in Arlington VA. The New York office will occupy four million square feet initially, with an option to double in size, and will employ around 25,000 people with an average salary of $150,000 a year; the size and staffing for the Ar­lington location are expected to be comparable. Several cities were considered for the new loca­tions, with state and local governments offering various incentives to attract the ecommerce gi­ant. New York State will pay $1.525 billion in “performance-based incentives” to Amazon, and Arlington will pay $573 million.


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