Washington and New York — After 14 months of deliberation, Amazon announced that New York and Virginia are their final choice for the location of their new offices. <br /><br />Amazon's new headquarters, dubbed HQ2, will be divided between New York City and Arlington, Virginia. Both offices will cover 371,000 square meters and generate 25,000 new jobs.<br /><br />An additional Amazon operation center will be opened in Nashville. The site will span almost 93,000 square meters and generate $230 million in investment as well as open 5,000 full-time job positions.<br /><br />According to Amazon, taxpayers in New York will pay $48,000 per job, $22,000 in Virginia and $13,000 for Tennessee. According to The New York Times, Amazon will receive more than a billion dollars in tax incentives.<br /><br />Other cities in the country had offered the tech giant even higher incentives. According to The Baltimore Sun, the city of Montgomery County in Maryland had the biggest offer with a bid of over $8 million which included tax incentives and infrastructure and transportation improvements. <br /><br />According to The Amazon blog, the cities were ultimately chosen due to their transit access, diverse talent and business environment. <br /><br />The e-commerce giant has made its move, let's see if it pays off.
