Amazon Headquarters

• What led to Amazon’s Valentine’s Day breakup with New York

  Protests, hostile public hearings and disparaging tweets came in the three months after Amazon announced it chose New York as one location for its second headquarters.

  Politics

  Feb 17, 2019
  
• SNL pokes fun at Trump in mock Amazon ad announcing ‘Caravan’ delivery service

  The fake advertisement begins with Bezos denying that Amazon was “trolling President Trump” by locating its new headquarters in Virginia and in Trump’s hometown of Queens, New York.

  Entertainment

  Nov 18, 2018
  
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• Toronto remains confident about Amazon HQ2 bid a year into company’s search process

  Canadian cities large and small sent in bids, but only Toronto made the cut, and the city must now compete with American contenders such as Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia and Atlanta.

  Economy

  Sep 7, 2018
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• Amazon to open fulfillment centre in Caledon, Ont.

  The announcement came as Amazon is hunting for a home for its second North American headquarters, dubbed HQ2.

  Canada

  Jul 25, 2018
• Markham, Ont. sells itself as ‘possible’ home for Amazon HQ2

  The tweet says "signs are popping up all over Markham today" and implores Amazon to "#chooseMarkham."

  Canada

  May 7, 2018
• What happens to cities when companies like Amazon move in, and how to prepare

  While this is largely good news for the city, some have questioned whether it could make cost of living and labour shortage concerns in Vancouver even worse.

  Canada

  Apr 30, 2018
• Donald Trump continues attack on Amazon

  On Monday, the president said the U.S. Postal Service is losing money with its deal to deliver Amazon shipments.

  Consumer

  Apr 2, 2018
• Donald Trump continues to target Amazon on Twitter

  President Donald Trump is again attacking online retailer Amazon.com, calling its deal with the U.S. Postal Service to deliver packages a money-losing agreement that hurts U.S. taxpayers.

  Money

  Mar 31, 2018
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• Donald Trump attacks Amazon again, retailer’s stock falls nearly 5%

  Amazon is currently in the process of establishing a $5 billion second headquarters which could bring 50,000 new jobs to the location it selects.

  Consumer

  Mar 29, 2018
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• ‘It’s unfortunate:’ Politicians disappointed Alberta out of running for Amazon HQ2

  Premier Notley said her office spoke with the Seattle-based company and was told the Calgary bid was particularly exciting and reflected well on Alberta.

  Canada

  Jan 18, 2018