A building in the Crystal City area of Arlington, Virginia that Amazon.com is reportedly considering as part of its new second headquarters is seen in Arlington, Virginia, U.S. November 6, 2018. Amazon is planning to split its second headquarters evenly between two cities with the Crystal City area among the finalists with which Amazon is now holding advanced talks. REUTERS/Al Drago
SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON: Amazon.com Inc picked America's financial and political capitals for massive new offices on Nov 13, branching out from its home base in Seattle with plans to create more than 25,000 jobs in both New York City and an area just outside Washington, D.C.
The world's largest online retailer plans to spend US$5bil (RM20.96bil) on the two new developments in Long Island City and Arlington, Virginia, and expects to get more than US$2bil (RM8.38bil) in tax credits and incentives with plans to apply for more.
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