- Amazon.com Inc. is pausing construction on its sprawling second headquarters near Washington, DC.
- The construction moratorium will delay the online retailer’s full arrival at its biggest real estate project.
- Amazon has committed to spend $2.5 billion and hire some 25,000 workers in Arlington, VA by 2030.
- Amazon now has more than 8,000 workers in the area and plans to start moving employees to two newly completed office towers in June.
- Amazon’s job cuts and remote work reality are likely the cause of the delay.
Amazon Pauses Construction on Second Headquarters in Virginia as It Cuts Jobs
Amazon.com Inc. is pausing construction on its sprawling second headquarters near Washington, a decision that coincides with the company’s deepest ever job cuts and a reassessment of office needs to account for remote work.
Matt Day
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