But the online giant announced Thursday that it has pulled out of the deal in a blog post.
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“While polls show that 70% of New Yorkers support our plans and investment, a number of state and local politicians have made it clear that they oppose our presence and will not work with us to build the type of relationships that are required to go forward with the project we and many others envisioned in Long Island City,” the company said in the statement.
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Amazon does not plan to reopen the HQ2 search at this time. Columbus spent more than a year on the list of potential cities to house the major investment.
The other second headquarters plan in Northern Virginia will continue as planned along with an operations center in Nashville.
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