Virginia governor signs bill paving way for Amazon’s HQ2
On Tuesday, embattled Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed a bill that paves the way for the state to eventually provide up to $750 million in cash incentives for Amazon to build its new headquarters in the northernmost part of the state.
The deal, which was announced last November, would split up the new Amazon headquarters between Virginia and New York City. State governments from all over the country sought to make this deal which promised to bring thousands of “high-paying” jobs to the area. In the case of Virginia, that’s nearly 40,000 over several years.
No public ceremony was held to celebrate the signing, as Northam faces continual calls for his resignation after a photo in his medical...