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New York budget director assigns blame for Amazon HQ2 collapse in scathing letter
The day Amazon announced HQ2, this graffiti appeared in the company’s planned neighborhood, Long Island City. (GeekWire Photo / Monica…
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Report: Spurned New York officials begging Amazon and Jeff Bezos to rethink HQ2 reversal
Long Island City, the Queens neighborhood that almost became home to a large Amazon presence. (GeekWire Photo / Monica Nickelsburg)…
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Jamie Dimon says NY antagonists of Amazon HQ2 ‘made a mistake’ as AOC defends her position
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon. (Flickr Photos) Two high-profile New Yorkers offered clashing perspectives this…
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Seattle mayor: Fighting traffic with congestion pricing is an uphill battle in West Coast tech hubs
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan talks congestion pricing at the Bloomberg Sustainable Business Summit. (GeekWire Photo / Monica Nickelsburg) Earlier this…
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With new tax and minimum wage, Seattle is latest battleground in Uber and Lyft’s feud with regulators
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan. (GeekWire Photo / Monica Nickelsburg) When Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan signed new taxes and regulations on…
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New Yorkers protest Amazon HQ2: ‘We should be investing in housing … not in helicopters’
Shawn Dixon (left) worries about his neighborhood and business when Amazon comes to town. (GeekWire Photo / Monica Nickelsburg) NEW…
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Amazon takes its hometown baggage to NYC as Apple makes nice with Austin, Seattle, and SoCal
A rendering of Amazon’s future office tower in Long Island City. (Photo via NYCEDC.com) Amazon and Apple are planning new…
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