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Amazon in advanced talks about putting HQ2 in Northern Virginia
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By Jonathan O’Connell and Robert McCartney, The Washington Post Amazon.com Inc. has held advanced discussions about the possibility of opening its highly sought-after second headquarters in an area across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., including how quickly it would move employees there, which buildings it would occupy and how an announcement about the move…
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Where Bezos’ jet flies most — and what it might say about Amazon’s HQ2 winner
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By Jonathan O’Connell and Andrew Ba Tran, The Washington Post Amazon.com Inc. executives have tour ed all 20 of the finalist locations the company is considering for its second headquarters and its 50,000 jobs – including Denver. But how many of the cities has company founder Jeffrey P. Bezos visited himself in search of the…
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Bezos, other Amazon execs contribute to Gardner’s 2020 re-election bid
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and eight company executives kicked in contributions between $250 and $5,400 in an 11-day period in September to Colorado Republican Sen. Cory Gardner’s 2020 re-election campaign, according to a recent report from CNBC. Denver has been listed among cities being considered by Amazon for a second company headquarters, although Gov. John…
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Amazon HQ2: Is the short list about to get shorter?
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Amazon.com Inc. says it will choose from among Denver and 19 other finalists as the site for its sprawling second headquarters campus later this year, some watchers of the process expect that a shorter version of the “Amazon Hq2” short list may be coming soon before the winning site is announced. One goal of issuing…
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GOP gubernatorial candidate Victor Mitchell calls out Hickenlooper on Amazon
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6JgbcaaOD0 Victor Mitchell’s new digital ad campaign doesn’t go after his Republican primary opponents, or even the best-known Democrats, Jared Polis, Mike Johnston, Cary Kennedy or Donna Lynne. Instead the entrepreneur and former legislator from Douglas County takes aim at Gov. Hickenlooper and the tax breaks being offered to lure the Amazon HQ2 project to…
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Colorado’s Jared Polis: Very much a next-gen Dem when it comes to free-market matters
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As reported the other day via Colorado Peak Politics, Jared Polis – who amassed a fortune as an internet wunderkind almost before he was old enough to shave – has come out in defense of Amazon’s impending acquisition of Whole Foods. Meaning, the reputedly liberal gubernatorial candidate and 2nd Congressional District Democratic representative discounts the possibility…
