Tag: Jeff Bezos
Crossroads R.I. awarded $5M from Bezos Day 1 fund
PROVIDENCE – Crossroads Rhode Island once again became the beneficiary of a seven-figure grant from a national program founded by former Amazon.com Inc. CEO...
Edesia receives $137M gift from Bezos Family Foundation
NORTH KINGSTOWN – A local nonprofit manufacturer that produces food to help malnourished children around the world received a transformational gift from the family...
Amazon cuts 9,000 more jobs, bringing 2023 total to 27,000
NEW YORK (AP) – Amazon plans to eliminate 9,000 more jobs in the next few weeks, CEO Andy Jassy said in a memo to staff on...
Crossroads R.I. hopes Warwick renovation project is blueprint to create more...
WARWICK – On Wednesday, representatives and residents from Crossroads Rhode Island, as well as state and local elected officials, broke walls down at the...
More focus on racial justice causes
It’s been a trying year-plus for Rhode Island-based nonprofits whose missions center around diversity, equity and racial inclusion.
The murders of George Floyd and other...
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...
Crossroads Rhode Island awarded $5M from Bezos Day One Fund to...
KAREN A. SANTILLI is the president and CEO of Crossroads Rhode Island, which recently received a $5 million grant from the Bezos Day One...
Crossroads Rhode Island awarded $5M from Bezos’ philanthropic effort
PROVIDENCE - Crossroads Rhode Island received a $5 million award from the Bezos Day One Fund's Families Fund, the Jeff Bezos-backed organization announced Tuesday.
“We're...
Amazon splits coveted `HQ2′ between New York and Washington
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...
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...
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