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The case against government incentives

Commentary 02/07/2020

There have been two prominent instances in recent years of governments offering huge monetary incentives in exchange for an office or factory. Both have...

AMAZON IS SCRAPPING a plan to build a headquarters in New York City. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/JIM YOUNG

Amazon scraps plan to build a headquarters in New York City

Economic Activity 02/14/2019

NEW YORK - Amazon.com Inc. said it’s pulling out of a plan to build a headquarters in New York City, after a backlash from...

WHILE IT DID NOT get the nod as one of the two cities chosen by Amazon.com for its HQ2 project, Providence did make a bid, which included this rendering of a glass-laden Superman Building as part of the pitch. / COURTESY R.I. COMMERCE CORP.

Are you happy or sad that Amazon.com bypassed Providence for its...

Economic Activity 11/16/2018

The news that Amazon.com is splitting its HQ2 program among two cities, Arlington, Va., and New York City, is big news. But will the...

AMAZON.COM will split its new headquarters between the National Landing area of Arlington, Va., near Washington D.C., and Long Island City, in the New York borough of Queens. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/JIM YOUNG

Amazon splits coveted `HQ2′ between New York and Washington

Technology 11/13/2018

NEW YORK - Amazon.com Inc. will build new offices in New York City and Arlington, VA., ending months of jockeying between potential locations across the...

AMAZON.COM is reportedly close to agreements that would split the new headquarters between two locales, the Crystal City area of Arlington, in Northern Virginia, and Long Island City, in the New York borough of Queens. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/JIM YOUNG

Amazon is said near plan for HQ2 in New York, Virginia

Technology 11/06/2018

NEW YORK - Amazon.com Inc.’s yearlong search for a second headquarters is nearing an end, people with knowledge of the matter said. The e-commerce giant...

A RENDERING of a glass-laden Superman Building in the Commerce RI Amazon HQ2 pitch. / COURTESY COMMERCE RI

R.I. releases most details of Amazon HQ2 pitch

Government 04/06/2018

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...

COURTESY R.I. COMMERCE CORP./PRESTON SCOTT COHEN INC.

R.I. Commerce Corp. says it will not release Amazon application

Government 11/16/2017

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has pitched several locations within the state for the North American headquarters for Amazon, but will not publicly identify specific...