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Amazon Web Services Leaves EPA University Circle Location: Report
Amazon will vacate one location in East Palo Alto, but will maintain a workforce at University Avenue.
EAST PALO ALTO, CA — Amazon Web Services is leaving its 90,000 square foot workspace in East Palo Alto's University Circle this year, according to Silicon Valley Business Journal.
In an earnings call last month, officials in charge of the building that AWS occupies in the University Circle complex said that the cloud-computing subsidiary of Amazon would be vacating their space by July.
According to the report, the move was motivated by AWS wanting to consolidate its workforce as well as the increase in remote work due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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However, Amazon will maintain a workforce of more than 1,000 employees at its location at 2100 University Ave., according to a spokesperson.
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Correction: A previous version of this story stated that Amazon Web Services was leaving East Palo Alto. An Amazon spokesperson clarified that it will maintain its space at 2100 University Avenue.
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