amazon hq2
Latest
-
Thanks to Amazon HQ2, Arlington County housing market ‘smoking hot’
The median price of what’s selling in Arlington County is 17.7 percent higher than it was a year ago, and homes in Arlington County now sell in an average of six days.
3 days ago -
Northern Virginia home sales hit 14-year high, and Amazon’s a factor
In Arlington County. where Amazon is beginning to staff up for its HQ2, the average sale price last month was more than $742,000, an 11.6% increase compared to last April.
2 weeks ago -
Amazon adds a few new HQ2-related job listings
The company is looking for a “principal product manager,” who will work with designers and engineers to “create new developer features” for Alexa, according to the listing.
2 weeks ago -
Loudoun Co. questions Amazon impact on traffic-fix funding
Loudoun County is questioning why Amazon’s arrival may have skewed traffic fix funding across Northern Virginia this year.
3 weeks ago -
Amazon has posted its first HQ2 jobs in Northern Virginia
Amazon is now officially hiring for HQ2, posting the first job openings for its new Northern Virginia headquarters. But, it is a very short list.
4 weeks ago -
Why Amazon may struggle to fill its HQ2 jobs
Amazon is coming to Northern Virginia with thousands of high-paying IT jobs to fill, at a time when other companies are struggling to find enough qualified candidates to fill their own IT job openings.
1 month ago -
Amazon’s National Landing landlord plans stock offering
Amazon’s future HQ2 landlord will sell more stock to the public to fund new development. Chevy Chase, Maryland-based JBG Smith has filed for a secondary stock offering.
1 month ago -
Amazon makes HQ2 official with Crystal City leases, Pentagon City buildings
JBG Smith says Amazon has signed three Crystal City leases totaling 537,000 square feet for buildings at 241 18th St. South, 1800 South Bell St. and 1770 Crystal Drive.
2 months ago -
Demolition underway on Amazon buildings in Crystal City
Demolition has started on South Bell Street and Crystal Drive, two of three buildings near the Crystal City Metro station that Amazon plans to lease from JBG Smith. The aging office buildings are being refurbished prior to Amazon’s arrival.
2 months ago -
Arlington may soon be able to change name of Jefferson Davis Highway
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring issued an advisory opinion saying the state’s transportation board can rename Jefferson Davis Highway in Arlington, also known as U.S. Route 1, provided the county’s board adopts a resolution requesting a name change.
2 months ago -
Amazon opens new Maryland warehouse; Hogan still pitching for HQ2
Amazon has opened its third and newest distribution center in Baltimore County, Maryland.
2 months ago -
Poll: Losing Amazon second HQ deal was bad for New York
Most voters in New York think it was bad for the state when Amazon dropped plans to put a second headquarters in Queens and many think U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez bears blame for the deal falling through, according to a new poll released Monday.
2 months ago -
Arlington County lays out proposal to help Amazon grow
Arlington is going to take money from taxes paid on hotel, motel and other lodging stays to help Amazon grow.
3 months ago -
Sen. Joe Manchin makes bid for Amazon’s HQ2: ‘West Virginia would contribute more than you could ever believe’
West Virginia’s senior senator has penned a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, asking for the tech entrepreneur to bring Amazon’s second headquarters to the Mountain State.
3 months ago -
Amazon speculators gobbled up Arlington housing market
Long & Foster said, the median price of what closed in Arlington last month was up 10 percent from a year ago to $607,500.
3 months ago
