Amazon chooses location for its new headquarters

Amazon is expanding with new offices in Queens and Arlington, each covering 37,000 square meters and creating 25,000 jobs. A new operations center in Nashville will span 93,000 square meters, generate $230 million in investment, and create 5,000 jobs. Taxpayer costs per job are $48,000 in New York, $22,000 in Virginia, and $13,000 in Tennessee. Amazon will receive over a billion dollars in tax incentives. Cities were chosen for their transit access, diverse talent, and business environment.

How many new jobs will be created by Amazon's offices in Queens and Arlington?

• 25,000

• 37,000

• 50,000

• 10,000

What is the size of the new Amazon operations center in Nashville?

• 100,000 square meters

• 50,000 square meters

• 93,000 square meters

• 37,000 square meters

How much investment will the Nashville operations center generate?

• $1 billion

• $500 million

• $230 million

• $100 million

How much will New York taxpayers pay per job created by Amazon?

• $60,000

• $48,000

• $22,000

• $13,000

Why were the cities chosen for Amazon's new offices?

• Low cost of living

• High population density

• Proximity to headquarters

• Transit access, diverse talent, and business environment