Amazon backs out of LIC plans, blames political opposition

Amazon.com Inc. won't put part of its second headquarters in New York City. The company said Thursday it has tossed plans to build a 25,000-person HQ in Long Island City, Queens. Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) cited political opposition as the main reason. "Fo.....»»

Amazon Web Services wants a federal court to hear its claims of how political bias hijacked a potential $10 billion contract award that went to rival Microsoft Corp. late last year — and it plans to depose President Donald Trump to do so.  AWS, a.....»»

Amazon plans to file a contract protest of last month’s Department of Defense award of the $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud computing contract to Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT). An Amazon Web Services spokesman confirme.....»»

Multiple Republican senators criticized or outright rejected President Trump’s plans to nominate political supporter Stephen Moore, and another backer, Herman Cain, pulled out of consideration after facing opposition......»»

Washington PostSeattle backs off tax to help homeless after Amazon, business groups mount fierce oppositionWashington PostSeattle officials are moving to repeal a tax hike on large employers that was signed into law less than a month ago, backing do.....»»

City officials are moving to repeal a tax hike on large employers less than a month after passing it......»»

City officials are moving to repeal a tax hike on large employers less than a month after passing it......»»

Seattle backs off tax to help homeless after Amazon, business groups mount fierce opposition.....»»

Jeff Bezos blinked. Bowing to political pressure, he announced plans Tuesday to raise the minimum wage for all Amazon.com Inc. employees in the U.S. and U.K. Effective Nov. 1, the company will... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Amazon.com Inc picked America's financial and political capitals for massive new offices on Tuesday, branching out from its home base in Seattle with plans to create more than 25,000 jobs in both New York City and an area just outside Washington, D.C......»»

President Trump told House Speaker Nancy Pelosi he plans to give his State of the Union in the Capitol despite .....»»

Pressure mounted on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday when the United States sanctioned the economically collapsing country's key oil exports, in a bid to boost opposition leader Juan Guaido's plans to hold new elections......»»

India has plans to continue tightening restrictions on Amazon, Walmart, Facebook and other foreign firms that have come to dominate the country’s internet economy. A “national champion” policy will encourage the rise of domestic companies......»»

Citing opposition from New York politicians, the company could reverse its plans to open a 25,000-person office in Long Island City......»»

In a stunning development, Amazon said Thursday it will no longer pursue a second headquarters in New York City amid local polit.....»»

Opposition changes retail giant's mind. Amazon is abandoning plans to build a second headquarters in New York, thanks to continued local opposition from certain s.....»»

Amazon.com Inc. has canceled plans to build a second headquarters in New York City. The Seattle-based company said on Thursday that it has cancelled plans for a sprawling 8-million square foot campus in Long Island City in the borough of Queens. Amaz.....»»

Amazon.com announced Thursday that it will not go ahead with plans to build headquarters in New York City due to stiff opposition from lawmakers and area residents......»»

The company cited political opposition, but the online retail giant also received backlash from local residents......»»

In a stunning development, Amazon said Thursday it will no longer pursue a second headquarters in New York City amid local polit.....»»