Janelle Irwin TaylorFebruary 26, 2019
8min343
“It depends on the detail of the deal."
Tag: amazon
Janelle Irwin TaylorFebruary 26, 2019
Jacob OglesFebruary 25, 2019
5min483
The Manatee Co. developer wants to built Jeff Bezos a city.
Jacob OglesFebruary 10, 20194min366
Miami-Dade Myor Carlos Gimenez said his community remains happy to take calls.
Blake DowlingJanuary 21, 2019
7min345
AV tech is the future of transportation, so go ahead get on the train (the self-driving train, that is).
Danny McAuliffeNovember 13, 20185min609
Online retail giant Amazon won’t be setting up its new headquarters in any Florida city. Why? Equality Florida is pointing to the absence of statewide non-discrimination policies for the LGBTQ community. Under current state law, it’s still legal to discriminate against LGBT individuals in employment, housing and public accommodations. Statewide civil rights protections — provided […]
Scott PowersJune 25, 2018
5min1127
The city of Orlando announced Monday it has ended its pilot project for the police to use Amazon Rekognition facial recognition software but held the door open for possible further use even as the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida called it a potential invasion of residents’ privacy, free speech and due process rights and […]
Lloyd DunkelbergerJune 21, 2018
7min208
A U.S. Supreme Court decision expanding the ability of states to pull in tax dollars from online purchases could have a significant impact in Florida. In a 5-4 ruling Thursday, the nation’s highest court upheld a South Dakota law that allowed the state to apply its sales tax to major online retailers, even if they […]
Peter SchorschFebruary 1, 2018
3min430
A group pushing for Florida to adopt anti-discrimination protections for sexual orientation and gender identity said in a Thursday email that lawmakers lack of action on that front could lead Amazon to look elsewhere for its new headquarters. Florida Competes said in a Thursday press release that the failure to update the state’s 1992 Civil […]
Scott PowersJanuary 26, 20187min284
Illustrating a notion that you can never offer too many options, much of the proposal that Orlando economic officials had put together for the failed bid to win the second headquarters for Amazon pitched numerous properties downtown including near the soccer stadium and the Orlando Sentinel property, along with other prospects in Lake Nona, Sunbridge, […]
Drew WilsonJanuary 19, 20184min174
Miami made the cut when Amazon announced its top-20 shortlist for its second headquarters Thursday, but Americans for Prosperity Florida says the retail giant shouldn’t get any state incentives if it chooses to set up shop in South Florida. “Miami would be a fantastic choice for Amazon’s HQ2, but not if it means having taxpayers […]