Amazon’s plans in Virginia remain unchanged for now after the company canceled its HQ2 deal in New York City in response to political opposition.
It’s unclear what will become of the 25,000 jobs Amazon had planned to bring to the Long Island City neighborhood in Queens. The company referred all questions to a statement that said Amazon’s plans in Northern Virginia remain unchanged.
“We do not intend to reopen the HQ2 search at this time,” Amazon’s statement read. “We will proceed as planned in Northern Virginia and Nashville, and we will continue to hire and grow across our 17 corporate offices and tech hubs in the U.S. and Canada.”
On Thursday afternoon, Arlington County Board Chairman Christian Dorsey said on a media call the county would not lobby for the jobs that would have gone to New York.
