When Amazon first announced plans for a second corporate headquarters in 2017, it set off an epic bidding war. Virginia beat 237 competitors to win the project, and when it finally opened last week in the Crystal City section of Arlington, Virginia Gov. "We have high expectations because they are well placed," he told Amazon employees, "on an organization that delivers on promises made." But those promises from Amazon have changed dramatically from the original vision, which called for a $5 billion complex with 50,000 employees. Then, when local opposition blew up in New York, Amazon decided to ditch New York, put 25,000 employees in Arlington, and spread the rest among its other North American hubs.

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Persons: Glenn Youngkin, there's, Holly Sullivan, Tom Stringer Organizations: Amazon, Arlington , Virginia Gov, Companies, BDO Locations: Virginia, Crystal, Arlington , Virginia, New York, States, Arlington, Queens , New York