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I was always amused that AOL referred to its headquarters as being in "Dulles, Virginia." Before it got that name, I tended to think of it as "that area way out by the airport."

Well, no more. Start spreading the news: AOL is packing its bags and heading to NYC:

AOL is moving its corporate headquarters from Dulles to New York, the company announced today, ending a saga that helped cement Washington's identity as a technology center but also gave rise to corporate scandal and ill-fated dealmaking.

The company employs 4,000 people in Northern Virginia, and company officials said most will remain here. Senior executives, however, will be transferred to the company's new headquarters at 770 Broadway in Manhattan.

The company, which abandoned its fee-for-service model as subscriptions declined and internet access was taken over by cable and telephone companies, said it is making the move to be closer to the center of the advertising industry that is now crucial to its survival.

Posted by edelfenbein at September 17, 2007 10:34 AM