Amazon announced on Feb. 14, 2019, that they have canceled building a new headquarters in Long Island City, Queens, New York due to opposition from political leaders and residents. They stated more than 25,000 jobs would have been created. The company released a statement stating that they deliberated and thought about building the campus, and […]
Following opposition from politicians and the public, Amazon is reconsidering building a new facility in New York which would bring over 25,000 jobs to the community. In Nov. 2018, Amazon chose Long Island City in New York and National Landing in Virginia to build two new East Coast Headquarters. The New York announcement was met […]
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said on Feb. 7, 2019, that the National Enquirer threated to publish embarrassing photos of him if he did not stop investigating how the magazine obtained photos and private texts between himself and his mistress. Bezos, who also owns The Washington Post, said the National Enquirer tried to blackmail him after […]