Big News from Amazon!
In addition to the two new East Coast Headquarters in New York City and Northern Virginia, Amazon will build and staff a 5000-employee Center of Excellence, what it is calling its Eastern Hub of Operations. Presser at 9:30 today. This is believed to be the reason the city is investing millions for infrastructure at the "North River" area across the Cumberland River from the city's Germantown district. The area is wedged between I-65 and the Cumberland and zoned for multiple highrise buildings.
The company will be hiring full-time, high-paying jobs, according to a release -- in addition to $230 million in capital investment and one million square feet of energy-efficient office space.
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Edit: First reports said it would be going to River North, but the announcement from Amazon today states they will first build office space in the Nashville Yards development at the western edge of the CBD. The site is bounded by Church Street on the north, Broadway on the south, and Interstate 40 on the west. It is already the site of several hotels and office buildings under construction.