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Global Trade Alert

United States of America/State of Virginia: Incentives to Amazon for new headquarters site

Announcement

13 Nov 2018

This location decision, and the associated incentives, follow a years-long bidding war among numerous sites in the United States.

 

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13 Nov 2018

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Updated: 13 Nov 2018
Financial grant In force

The company will also receive a cash grant from Arlington of $23 million over 15 years based on the incremental growth of the existing local Transient Occupancy Tax, a tax on hotel rooms.

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The Commonwealth of Virginia will invest $195 million in infrastructure in the neighborhood, including improvements to the Crystal City and the Potomac Yards Metro stations; a pedestrian bridge con...

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On November 13, 2018 Amazon announced that it selected New York City and Arlington, Virginia, as the locations for the company’s new headquarters. Numerous state and local governments has com...

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