Monica Backmon, the executive director of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, was even more direct. Residents and others were generally welcoming of the tech behemoth, in contrast to the steady drumbeat of protests in New York. He said Arlington and Alexandria officials were briefed about Amazon in closed sessions multiple times as well. Late last month, the Virginia Legislature overwhelmingly passed a $750 million incentive package for Amazon, which was signed into law by the governor. It provides Amazon with $550 million in grants for the first 25,000 jobs it creates, and $200 million more for creating 12,850 additional jobs in subsequent years.

Source: New York Times February 15, 2019 17:09 UTC