Business & Tech
Amazon Leases Office Space In Medford
The retail giant will have about 200 employees working primarily on the Alexa.

MEDFORD, MA — Online retail giant Amazon has leased office space in Medford, according to the Boston Globe. The 50,000-square-foot space at One Cabot Road will have about 200 employees working on the Alexa virtual assistant.
The office is set to open this spring. Little else is known about the space, but the company said it will relocate some of its workers from a WeWork in Back Bay, the Globe reported.
"We look forward to welcoming Amazon to our community," Mayor Stephanie M. Burke said in a statement to the Globe.
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