Is Washington Big Enough for Two Tech Giants?

Apple CEO Tim Cook has been much quieter about the search for Apple’s second campus than Bezos has been about Amazon’s hunger games for an HQ2, but the two parallel hunts might soon collide.

On Wednesday, the Washington Post reported that Virginia governor Ralph Northam has been courting Apple just as ardently as Amazon—and that Apple is interested. This news comes four months after Amazon announced Northern Virginia, D.C., and Montgomery County, Maryland, were finalists in its quest for HQ2, and as more evidence points to its preference for the region. To be clear, neither company has made any definitive announcement regarding their ultimate intent, but their whispers have inspired real panic (and hope).