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Amazon buying Wi-Fi device maker; NY defends deal for Amazon expansion
Amazon is buying Wi-Fi device maker Eero, helping the online retailer expand its line of smart home gadgets. The news came on the same day when a top official in New York defended a deal bringing...
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Amazon decides not to build a headquarters in NYC, won’t reopen site search
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – In a blog post, Internet giant Amazon declared Thursday that it has decided not to build a headquarters in the New York City metro area. The company also said it would not...
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Will Amazon’s rejection of New York City affect other recruiting decisions?
Amazon jilted New York City on Valentine’s Day, scrapping plans to build a massive headquarters campus in Queens amid fierce opposition from politicians angry about nearly $3 billion in tax breaks and...
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Will Amazon’s rejection of NYC have ramifications for other deals?
Is the Amazon-New York City split up on Valentine’s Day the start of a new trend? Critics of the deal think so. They say it’s the beginning of the end of state and local governments showering companies...
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No Apple, no Amazon, but Wake County still generated 14,000 new jobs since...
When you walk into the lobby of Pendo in downtown Raleigh, you are greeted by a giant plastic T-Rex. Downstairs, there’s a cooler full of free soda next to a ping pong table. Every Thursday lunch is...
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Check out Amazon HQ2’s wonder ‘The Helix’– this could have been in the Triangle
Editor’s note: The Skinny blog is written by WRAL TechWire editor and cofounder Rick Smith. RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Coulda, woulda, shoulda been in the Triangle – an architectural wonder known as The...
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Amazon’s HQ2 350-foot tall helix-shaped tower wins approval
The Arlington County Board gave unanimous approval Saturday to Amazon’s plans to build a unique, helix-shaped tower as the centerpiece of its emerging second headquarters in northern Virginia. Amazon...
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Amazon confirms it’s delaying completion of massive HQ2 project
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Amazon is delaying construction at a big portion of its HQ2 project near Washington, D.C., a senior executive disclosed early Friday. According to reports from Bloomberg and...
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Amazon seeks $153M in state incentives from Virginia for jobs created to date...
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Amazon is asking Virginia for nearly $153 million in state incentive payments, which would be the first tranche of funds to be paid out since the tech giant agreed in 2018 to build...
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Amazon’s ‘HQ2’– once possibly destined for NC – opens in suburban DC
ARLINGTON, Va. — Amazon unveiled the first phase of its new headquarters complex in Virginia Thursday, a pair of gleaming, amenity-packed office towers that its leaders hope will persuade employees...
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