Amazon announced Tuesday it would split its "second headquarters" between New York City and northern Virginia, investing some USD 5 billion in the two locations for the US online giant.
"These two locations will allow us to attract world-class talent that will help us to continue inventing for customers for years to come," Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos said in a statement.
The announcement comes after a yearlong search and competition from dozens of North American cities seeking the estimated 50,000 jobs that will be created with the new headquarters, which had been dubbed "HQ2."