Amazon plans to split second headquarters between two cities

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.com Inc is planning to split its second headquarters evenly between two locations rather than picking one city, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday (November 5), citing a person familiar with the matter. The retailer previously announced a planned investment of $5 billion and 50,000 jobs for the second headquarters. Under the new plan, the e-commerce giant will split the workforce with 25,000 employees in each city. The company's motive behind the decision is recruiting enough tech talent, the report said. A decision and announcement could come as soon as this week, according to the newspaper. The WSJ reported on Sunday that Seattle-based 

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 was in advanced talks with Dallas, New York, the Crystal City area of northern Virginia and a few other candidates for the location of its second headquarters.