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The article examines the tactics used by Amazon in dealing with the officials of the U.S. cities and states chosen by the company for the locations of its existing and new warehouses. It describes the actions taken by the company to gain tax breaks from the states where it built its warehouses, including Texas and South Carolina. It also discusses the impact of Amazon's decision to discard its plan to build a headquarters in New York City after facing criticism for the deal.

The article reports on the selection of Long Island City, Queens, in New York City and Arlington, Virginia, as the locations for the second headquarters of electronic commerce company, Amazon. Topics covered include the number of communities across the U.S. that entered the competition, the incentives offered by both states to Amazon, the cooperation between New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Bill de Blasio to secure the Amazon deal, and the background of Crystal City.

The article provides an update on the plan of Amazon to build its second headquarters. Topics include the move of several finalist cities to lure Amazon to build their headquarters within their boundaries, the extensive nondisclosure agreements signed by the cities with Amazon and the move of the company to add more than 6,000 jobs in 2018.

The article reports on the decision by online retailer Amazon.com to pick two new locations instead of one after conducting a yearlong search for a second home. Topics discussed include a deal entered into by the company to move to the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens, New York and another deal to move to the Crystal City area of Arlington, Virginia. Also mentioned is an offer of subsidies by New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to lure the company.

The article discusses why the Crystal City section of Arlington, Virginia is being considered as the top contender among the U.S. cities and regions named as finalists for the site of the second headquarters of electronic commerce firm Amazon. Topics covered include the advantages of Crystal City, amount of investment and number of jobs to be created by Amazon for its second headquarters and similarities of Crystal City to Amazon's Seattle, Washington headquarters.

The article reports on the HQ2 project of online retailer Amazon or its search or a second headquarters, which the company expects to bring billions in investment and create jobs to the area it chooses. It offers an overview of the bidding for HQ2 with initial proposals from cities including Denver, Colorado and Washington, D.C. It also discusses the potential impact of Amazon's investment decision on the chosen city's workforce development plan, local housing and job markets.

The article offers information on the announcement of the Amazon.com Inc. of abandoning plans for an additional corporate headquarters from the response to efforts by workers to unionize in New York.

The article presents the author's insights regarding the searching process by electronic commerce company Amazon for its second headquarters called HQ2.

The article offers author's opinion on controversy surrounding e-commerce giant Amazon's decision to build headquarters in Long Island City, New York and Arlington, Virginia, on political issues surrounding the subsidies for the project, and effect the new headquarter would have on people.

The article informs that e-commerce giant Amazon has announced it has chosen New York's Long Island City and Virginia's Arlington for HQ2 and both locations will receive a $2.5 billion investment from Amazon, and each will have more than 25,000 workers over time.

The article reports on the decision of technology company Amazon on February 14, 2019 not to push through with plans to build a corporate campus in New York City following criticisms from lawmakers, progressive activists and union leaders that it did not deserve nearly 3 billion U.S. dollars in government incentives. Topics covered include the impact of the decision on the city's aims to diversify the economy and the concern of Amazon that the backlash would tarnish its image beyond the city.