Northern Virginia has been more receptive to Amazon than New York City, but that doesn’t mean the plan there doesn’t have its critics, too
Elected officials in Northern Virginia’s Arlington County are expected to approve a hotly debated part of a $2.5 billion deal for Amazon.com Inc.’s second headquarters, but critics of the subsidies plan to seek a delay at a public meeting Saturday.
Virginia’s legislature already has agreed the state will pay Amazon $550 million if the online giant creates 25,000 jobs with an average salary of at least $150,000 over 12 years. The state payments will rise to $750 million if the commonly called HQ2 grows to 37,850 workers in...
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