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Re:Facing opposition, Amazon reconsiders NY headquarters sit... by thaeli on Friday February 08, 2019 @03:01PM (#19118090)
NoVa makes a lot of sense for the large US government markets Amazon is pursuing.
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Re:Facing opposition, Amazon reconsiders NY headquarters sit... by ramarkable on Friday February 08, 2019 @09:50PM (#19120377)
Absolutely - this seems to have been the biggest driver in this decision. If you're mere steps from the Department of Defense and the alphabet soup of agencies, you're well positioned to lobby them on your products and services. Crystal City is akin to MV and San Francisco 30 years ago.

It's about to blow up.

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