The rumors are no more. Northern Virginia has landed half of Amazon's second headquarters and its 25,000 jobs.
The e-commerce giant will locate in National Landing, which includes portions of Pentagon City and Crystal City in Arlington and Potomac Yard in Alexandria. The other half of the headquarters will go to the Long Island City neighborhood in Queens, New York.
Here's what local leaders and groups are saying about the deal.
Arlington Chamber of Commerce: "Amazon's commitment to locate in Arlington will help to alleviate the pressures on our local economy caused by an office vacancy rate that has been elevated for more than a decade by the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC), the 2008 financial crisis and resulting recession, and federal budget sequestration," the organization said in a statement. "Their plans to add new jobs in Arlington will help meet the employment needs of the Washington, DC region's growing population and will create new opportunities for our local workforce."
