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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.
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Amazon will no longer sell Chinese goods in China
Amazon will close its marketplace in China in the coming months, meaning Amazon customers in the country will no longer be able to buy goods from Chinese merchants.
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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.
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Amazon flooded by thousands of fake 5-star reviews, consumer watchdog group says
Tens of thousands of fake five-star reviews persist for consumer tech products on Amazon, according to a British consumer watchdog.
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Why Arlington is spending $11.5 million to keep the DEA in Pentagon City
The Arlington County Board is set to vote later this month to grant up to $11.5 million in financial incentives to the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Pentagon City landlord to keep the agency from relocating to…
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Alexa is always listening — and so are Amazon workers
Sometimes there’s Amazon workers tuning in as well, the company confirmed. Amazon workers around the world listen in to help make its artificial intelligence, aka Alexa, smarter.
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Amazon planning a deeper dive into alcohol sales? A D.C.-area job posting suggests so.
The manager of alcohol public policy will be based in Greater Washington and “will create, execute, and manage key public policy issues related to alcohol procurement and sales.”
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Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and wife MacKenzie finalize divorce
Amazon said that founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has finalized his divorce with wife MacKenzie, who will end up with a stake in the online shopping giant worth more than $35 billion.
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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.
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Amazon and Whole Foods are cutting prices again
Amazon and Whole Foods said customers will save an average of 20% off select items, including greens, tomatoes and fruits.
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Northam nixes online sales tax set-aside for Amazon
Gov. Ralph Northam doesn’t want Virginia’s online sales tax used to pay Amazon.com Inc.’s promised $750 million incentive deal. At least not yet.
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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.
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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.
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Amazon opens new Maryland warehouse; Hogan still pitching for HQ2
Amazon has opened its third and newest distribution center in Baltimore County, Maryland.
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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.
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