Amazon HQ expansion means tough fight for talent


FILE - This May 20, 2015, file photo, shows New York's Financial District, foreground, the Brooklyn Bridge and East River, center, and in the distance Brooklyn as seen from the observatory at One World Trade Center. Some of the industries that have defined New York City and the Washington area will face increased competition for talent when Amazon sets up shop in their territory, with plans to hire 50,000 new workers amid the tightest job market in decades. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

NEW YORK: When tech giants like Amazon expand, other companies don’t just worry about losing business. They also fret about hanging on to their employees.  

Some of the industries that have defined New York City and the Washington, D.C., area will face increased competition for talent when Amazon sets up shop in their territory, with plans to hire 50,000 new workers amid the tightest job market in decades. 

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