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Amazon has hired 3,500 HQ2 workers
Amazon.com Inc. has hired 3,500 of its 25,000 planned workers for HQ2, the tech behemoth’s $2.5 billion East Coast headquarters in Arlington. Meanwhile, construction on the two office towers for HQ2’s first phase, Metropolitan Park, is more than halfway complete, company representatives said during a site tour Wednesday. Amazon has added about 500 […]
Spacelink to add 41 jobs with Fairfax expansion
McLean-based satellite telecommunications company SpaceLink Corp. will create 41 jobs by expanding in Fairfax County, allowing it to develop a satellite communications system that will provide data relay services, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. “SpaceLink’s expansion in Fairfax County will strengthen the commonwealth’s position as a leader in the aerospace industry,” Northa[...]
Amazon has hired 3,000+ HQ2 workers so far
So far, Amazon.com Inc. has hired more than 3,000 of the 25,000 employees it plans to recruit by 2030 for its multibillion-dollar HQ2 East Coast headquarters in Arlington, the global online retailer announced Wednesday. In 2019, the Virginia General Assembly passed an incentive package that would pay Amazon up to $550 million in grants for […]
Norfolk software company to expand, create 37 jobs
A Norfolk-based software company will expand its operation and create 37 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. SVT Robotics, a company that accelerates the deployment of industrial robotics, will invest $101,400 to expand in the Ghent area of Norfolk. The company will build a lab to house robotic equipment used to demonstrate its proprietary platform […]
