The tech behemoth released new figures on the economic and social impact of data centers in the commonwealth on Wednesday.
Things might be less grim than they look, although the longer term impact on the county is not yet clear.
The pause is at the planned phase 2 campus the company calls “PenPlace”, while Amazon cuts jobs. The phase one “Metropolitan Park” campus will open in June as planned.
In response to the lawsuit filing, a spokesperson for Amazon countered that issues with tips had been resolved in a 2021 settlement.
Amazon and developer JBG Smith recently completed construction on the first phase of the HQ2 project, Metropolitan Park.
Bezos gave the D.C. Public Library $2.7 million late last year to create a new childhood literacy program, but critics say the auditorium’s naming is an insult to the library’s namesake, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Amazon says the money will build and preserve around 1,000 homes for local residents earning less than $103,000 per year.
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine alleges the online retail juggernaut is violating city law by stifling competition and artificially raising prices for customers.
Oct 07, 2020
Amazon Is Donating $1 Million To Northern Virginia Students To Help With At-Home Learning
The trillion dollar tech company that’s setting up shop in National Landing said in a blog post that the donation is for students at 59 public schools in Arlington and Alexandria counties and can be used for basic necessities.
