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Splitting Amazon's second headquarters between two locations would dilute the company's original promise of a megadeal, but it could also relieve Amazon of being blamed for worsening traffic and increased housing prices.

National

Amazon Plot Twist: 2 Cities Will Split The 2nd Headquarters

1:27pm November 06, 2018

by Alina Selyukh

The surprising decision to divide the win is an anticlimactic ending for a much-hyped, Olympic-style search. The plan promised up to 50,000 new high-paying jobs and drew 238 bids.

Washington, D.C., is competing against its suburbs in Virginia and Maryland for Amazon's second headquarters.

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Economy

D.C. Un-United: Amazon's Second HQ Pits City Vs. Its Suburbs

1:16pm May 04, 2018

Amazon is working on a whittled-down list of cities where it might build the second headquarters. Among the bidders, Washington, D.C., stands out for competing against two of its next-door neighbors.

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Economy

Raleigh Shortlisted For Amazon HQ2; Triad And Charlotte Left Behind

12:26pm January 18, 2018

by Joseph Pisani, Associated Press

Amazon has narrowed its hunt for a second headquarters to 20 locations, concentrated among cities in the U.S. East and Midwest.