Jacob OglesFebruary 25, 2019
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The Manatee Co. developer wants to built Jeff Bezos a city.
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Jacob OglesFebruary 25, 2019Jacob OglesFebruary 10, 2019
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Miami-Dade Myor Carlos Gimenez said his community remains happy to take calls.
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 […]
Lloyd DunkelbergerJanuary 18, 2018
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After playing the key role in reducing and revamping Florida’s economic development program last year, House Speaker Richard Corcoran said Thursday he has no interest in developing a state incentive plan to bring Amazon’s new headquarters to Florida. Florida suddenly became a contender for the giant online retailer’s second headquarters — dubbed HQ2 by Amazon […]
Scott PowersJanuary 18, 20183min461
Amazon has announced the shortlist of finalists to host its second headquarters and Miami made the list, while bids from Orlando, Tampa Bay and Jacksonville were scrapped. The internet retail behemoth announced Thursday that it had narrowed a list from 238 proposals to 20 for what will be the company’s second headquarters, a contest that […]