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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAmazon is coming to NYC and Crystal City, VA per WaPo
https://www.washingtonpost.com/regional/The headline is a bit misleading because Amazon hasnt confirmed it yet. WaPo is relying on an anonymous source.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/amazon-hq2-decision-amazon-splits-hq2-prize-between-crystal-city-and-new-york/2018/11/12/316d2a32-e2c9-11e8-8f5f-a55347f48762_story.html?utm_term=.a589813bf13e
Bezos has made it official.
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Amazon is coming to NYC and Crystal City, VA per WaPo (Original Post)
spooky3
Nov 2018
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with NYC it will be high rents and higher minimum wage compared to other states , right ?
JI7
Nov 2018
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The rumor is the South NJ facility has around an 80% quite rate on first day, 90% in first week.
TheBlackAdder
Nov 2018
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dalton99a
(81,084 posts)1. Bezos owns the WP.
JI7
(89,182 posts)3. with NYC it will be high rents and higher minimum wage compared to other states , right ?
TheBlackAdder
(28,076 posts)4. The rumor is the South NJ facility has around an 80% quite rate on first day, 90% in first week.
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There's something like 132 boxes you have to build, tape, fill with packing material, generate the shipping labels, find the merch (which could be a hundred yards away), fill the boxes, and tape them closed in one hour. Like a Libertarian sweatshop, there is a display showing the progress of your coworkers, so you can see how you are performing compared to them... pitting one against another.
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