Amazon In 'Advanced Talks' To Open Headquarters In Washington DC Area (theguardian.com)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Amazon is in "advanced talks" to open its second headquarters in the Washington DC metropolitan area, the Washington Post, a paper owned by Amazon founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos, reported on Saturday. Amazon, which is headquartered in Seattle, is seriously considering an area known as Crystal City, a large residential and office complex in Arlington, Virginia, just south of Washington, the Post reported, citing unidentified sources. The Washington metropolitan area has long been considered a top contender. As well as owning the Post, Bezos has a home in the area. When the company announced a list of 20 top contenders in January, it included Washington and Montgomery county, Maryland, which is just north of the city. Crystal City is served by a mass transit system and major highways, both qualifications Amazon has said are required.

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This can't possibly be for quality of life of the employees, given some of the other finalists. Nor is it likely for the largest subsidies, given how places like Newark were ready to throw everything plus the kitchen sink at them.

Perhaps it's for an employee base more amenable to CIA/NSA work