Tag: Amazon
Don’t charge employers for workers on welfare
Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vt., is all set to propose legislation that proposes to put a tax on large businesses with employees who receive benefits...
Most read stories on PBN.com, June 2018
1. 2018 40 under Forty winners chosen
POSTED ONLINE: JUNE 8. Providence Business News has chosen the winners for its 14th 40 Under Forty program,...
Pinnacle Logistics to leave T.F. Green, ceasing Amazon-related shipping business at...
WARWICK – Pinnacle Logistics LLC will cease operations at T.F. Green Airport on July 31, the R.I. Airport Corp. confirmed Friday, laying off 149...
Amazon effect works in reverse as CVS investors get over fears
NEW YORK - CVS Health Corp., along with rival drugstores and drug distributors, rallied after a report that Amazon.com Inc. had shelved plans to...
R.I. releases most details of Amazon HQ2 pitch
PROVIDENCE -The R.I. Commerce Corp. released its Amazon HQ2 Request For Proposals response Friday on its website, Rhode Island for Amazon.
Commerce RI redacted the amount...
Cities need more workers, not jobs
A funny thing happened after Amazon invited cities to compete for its second North American headquarters. Somehow other corporations got the idea that they...
Five Questions With: Scott Peterson
Scott Peterson, the vice president of U.S. tax policy and government relations for tax automation software company Avalara, based in Seattle, discusses a recent...
How low will retail go?
It’s hard to find anyone optimistic about the future of conventional retail as internet giants such as Amazon continue to accumulate customers. But where’s...
Marketing and sales: 5 ways to make 2018 your best year...
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In their “Habits Across the Lifespan” study, Duke University researchers found nearly half of human behaviors are habit-based, regardless of age....
Surviving the retail apocalypse
Retail dies when based solely on the concept of visiting a store for a commodity item. To thrive in today’s market and emerge from...
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