Amazon joins the D.C. chamber


Amazon.com Inc. has joined the D.C. Chamber of Commerce, a move that further cements the company's presence in a region that is on the short list for the online retail and web services giant's second headquarters.

Vincent Orange, the chamber's president and CEO, told me that Amazon was invoiced in late August for $2,285, the membership cost for companies with between 101 to 200 employees in the District.

"Amazon certainly is a major, major catch for us," Orange said. "To be able to have them…

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