Amazon confirms NYC and Arlington, VA as the site of its new dual HQ

After months of deliberations, data dumps, short lists and wish-lists, Amazon has finally announced the location of its second headquarters, HQ2, and as it has been widely reported, "2" is the important detail here: Amazon has named not one, but two different cities, New York (specifically, Long Island City in Queens) and Arlington, Virginia, as the sites for its new major offices, which will sit alongside its current Seattle, WA location -- making three global headquarters for the e-commerce and cloud services giant. Separately, Amazon said Nashville will also become a new Center of Excellence for its Operations business. “We are excited to build new headquarters in New York City and Northern Virginia,” said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, in a statement.