![]() “Because it would be a great economic boost.” ![]() “I’ll change my name to Amazon Cuomo if that’s what it takes,” said Cuomo on Monday, according to the Times. Unfazed, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was still eagerly awaiting Amazon’s official announcement when he spoke to the Times on Monday. Business Insider called it “ Breaking A Central Promise of HQ2.” People are furious, the site said. Many expressed frustration with the decision to split the original HQ2 plan, given that Amazon dangled the jobs and investment numbers to extract promises of huge tax breaks and other incentives as part of HQ2 proposals. New York City’s Long Island City site and Arlington’s Crystal City site are reportedly the “winners.” By Monday, the New York Times reported that Dallas was no longer in the running and that the company planned to split its original HQ2 between the two remaining locations, effectively halving the original 50,000 jobs and $5 billion of investment the company promised to each location. ![]() The Wall Street Journal broke the news over the weekend that Amazon entered into “late-stage talks” with three locations - Dallas, Texas Arlington, Va.
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