Tag: Amazon.com Inc.
STARVING FOR HELP: Needy flock to R.I.’s overwhelmed food pantries
IT'S COMMON for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center Executive Director Heather Hole Strout to see adults and the elderly seeking food at...
The case against government incentives
There have been two prominent instances in recent years of governments offering huge monetary incentives in exchange for an office or factory. Both have...
Globe: R.I. Foundation head had ‘preliminary’ talks about saving Superman building
PROVIDENCE – Discussions about potentially saving Rhode Island’s tallest – and currently vacant – skyscraper have surfaced once again. Rhode Island Foundation CEO and President...
Don’t declare war on big tech companies
Across the federal government, the knives are officially out for big technology companies. Avoiding a bloodbath should be a priority. The House Judiciary Committee is...
Amazon plans to open dozens of grocery stores, WSJ reports
NEW YORK - Amazon.com Inc. plans to open dozens of grocery stores in United States cities, The Wall Street Journal reported, a move that...
Amazon plans to split HQ2 between 2 locations: WSJ
NEW YORK - Amazon plans to split its second headquarters evenly between two locations rather than picking one city for HQ2, the Wall Street...
Amazon warehouse workers lose bonuses, stock awards for raises
NEW YORK - Amazon.com Inc. is eliminating monthly bonuses and stock awards for warehouse workers and other hourly employees after the company pledged this...
Jeff Bezos blinked; Amazon raises minimum wage in U.S., U.K.
NEW YORK - Jeff Bezos blinked. Bowing to political pressure, he announced plans Tuesday to raise the minimum wage for all Amazon.com Inc. employees in...
AT&T cleared by judge to buy Time Warner, create media giant
NEW YORK - AT&T Inc. was cleared by a judge to take over Time Warner Inc. in an $85 billion deal that the mobile-phone giant...
T.F. Green traffic increases 12.3% in March
WARWICK – March passenger traffic at T.F. Green Airport increased 12.3 percent year over year to 347,598 passengers, an upswing of 38,113 fliers, according...
