Amazon adding $1.4B to its affordable housing fund in Seattle and other regions

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Amazon is adding $1.4 billion to its Housing Equity Fund and has pledged to preserve and create an additional 14,000 housing units in the regions that include Seattle, Nashville, Tenn., and Arlington, Va. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced the news at an event held today that included Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell.

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