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    • What challenges face Amazon without Bezos at the helm?

    by Sabri Ben-Achour , Erika Soderstrom and Daniel Shin
    Jun 21, 2021
    Brad Stone, author of “Amazon Unbound,” explains how Bezos shaped Amazon’s business and culture.
    Bezos' personal dedication to innovation and obsession with preventing stagnation at Amazon influenced many of the company's successful projects, but also its failures and its problematic workplace culture.
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    Amazon continues hiring spree to meet demand from pandemic

    by Meghan McCarty Carino
    Sep 14, 2020
    The company has announced more than 100,000 new positions, including corporate tech jobs around the country.
    A delivery worker for Amazon Prime wears a mask and gloves on her route in Los Angeles.
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    After the fanfare, Amazon's HQ2 slowly gets going in Virginia

    by Kimberly Adams
    Sep 30, 2019
    A "Career Day" draws thousands, but Arlington residents are learning the 25,000 promised jobs will be filled over 10 to 12 years.
    Thousands of people attend Amazon's Career Day in Crystal City, part of Arlington, Virginia.
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    After political resistance and protests, Amazon HQ2 in New York is no more

    by Jack Stewart and Marielle Segarra
    Feb 14, 2019
    Amazon's HQ2 may not be opening in New York but the retail giant isn't leaving the city either.
    Protesters rally against Amazon's plans to move their second headquarters to the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens, at New York City Hall, Jan. 30, 2019.
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    Amazon, in stunning reversal, dumps NYC as new HQ site

    by Associated Press
    Feb 14, 2019
    The online retailer faced fierce opposition from some New York politicians who were unhappy with the nearly $3 billion in tax incentives Amazon was promised.
    Protesters gather in Long Island City to say "No" to the Amazon HQ2 decision on Nov. 14, 2018 in Long Island City, New York.
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    The proposed merger of Sprint and T-Mobile could mean big changes for Sprint’s home town

    by Peggy Lowe
    Jan 2, 2019
    Employees at Sprint’s suburban campus say they’ve weathered many rounds of lay-offs over the last 20 years, so change is the norm.
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    The other side of an Amazon deal

    by Kimberly Adams
    Dec 19, 2018
    While companies like Amazon get tax breaks and other perks to set up operations, local communities are pushing their own agendas as well.
    A tarp drapes 1851 S. Bell Street, one of the office buildings left empty after the Crystal City area of Arlington, Virginia lost tens of thousands of workers due to government budget cuts and military relocations.
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    Google is the latest tech giant to expand in New York City

    by Meghan McCarty Carino
    Dec 17, 2018
    Google has announced plans to double its New York offices with a $1 billion investment. The new urban campus, in a lower Manhattan neighborhood, isn’t exactly what forecasters had in mind when they predicted tech would expand out of Silicon Valley, bringing jobs and innovation to small cities across America. Google’s move comes on the heels […]
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    Nashville may not have gotten HQ but Amazon is opening a logistics hub with 5,000 jobs in the city

    by Blake Farmer
    Nov 29, 2018
    Among all the buzz surrounding Amazon’s HQ2 announcement, the city of Nashville received a sort of consolation prize — a logistics hub with 5,000 high-paying jobs. Those watching Amazon’s ambitions in health care see potential for the hub to double as a lab for experimentation. Nashville is home to the largest hospital companies in the nation […]
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    So you lost Amazon's HQ2. How are you feeling?

    by Leila Goldstein
    Nov 15, 2018
    Officials are relieved and bitter after the online retailer's big announcement.
    The Crystal City area of Arlington, Virginia, was one of the winners in the contest for Amazon's HQ2.
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