CNN
Amazon HQ2 sites have been decided. Now the real work begins
For 14 months, about 500 people in Northern Virginia worked to bring Amazon’s second headquarters to the region.
The project brought together different people from all over the area, from Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, to higher education officials, local transportation departments and economic development leaders.
For the majority of the process, local officials were anticipating a single winner. But then rumors circulated that Amazon was considering two locations for HQ2. In November, Amazon made it official: it announced Northern Virginia’s Arlington and New York’s Long Island City would split duty as its second headquarters.