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Pakistan eyes big business prospects with inclusion on Amazon Sellers List
In a promising development for entrepreneurship, Pakistani businesses would now be able to use the global e-commerce platform Amazon to sell their products from within the country after the giant platform added the South Asian country...May 7, 2021 696 0 -
Amazon founder pledges $10 billion to combat climate change
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the richest man in the world, has pledged to devote $10 billion to fighting climate change under a new plan to be known as Bezos Earth Fund. “Climate change is the biggest...February 17, 2020 1113 0 -
NYC mayor sees no special treatment if Amazon expands presence in the city
If Amazon wants to expand its presence in New York City, it will have to do so on its own like any other technology company, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday. He was responding to a...May 28, 2019 639 0 -
Amazon to invest $2.5 billion each in Arlington and Long Island City as HQ2 locations
Arlington County, Image Credit: Arlington County/ Wikimedia Commons Amazon will invest $2.5 billion in Arlington to set up its HQ2 which will be split in Norther Virginia and New York with 25,000 new employment opportunities in...November 13, 2018 906 0 -
Washington metro area emerging as the top contender for Amazon HQ2
Photo: Skyline of Tysons Corner at sunset, Credit :Grayscapturedmoments/Wikimedia Commons Amazon is holding out the multi-billion prize of its second headquarters but staying silent about which cities it considers as front-runners among those competing to house...March 12, 2018 1530 0 -
DC, Northern Virginia, Montgomery County on Amazon’s top 20 list for 2nd HQ
A scene of sunset in Tysons Corner, Virginia Photo: Grayscapturedmoments/Wikimedia Commons Three places in Washington metro area, the District, Northern Virginia and Montgomery County, are in competition with 17 other locations to host Amazon’s second headquarters....January 19, 2018 1029 0 -
Jeff Bezos’ wealth over $ 100 billion mark with Black Friday jump
Bezos’ Iconic Laugh, Photo: Steve Jurvetson /Wikimedia Commons Headlines competed against one another as Americans began the holiday shopping season with a spree across the product stream on Black Friday – doorbusters, raging consumerism, gadgets, clothes,...November 25, 2017 1294 0 -
D.C. proposes 4 locations for Amazon HQ2
Washington Monument, Photo: U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Andy Dunaway/Wikimedia Commons Five billion dollars in investment, 50,000 new jobs. Still, that is not all that is driving American cities to house the second headquarters of commerce...October 17, 2017 1463 0 -
Amazon’s new e-commerce warehouse in Frederick County to create 1,000 jobs
Amazon will establish an e-commerce warehouse and distribution operation in Frederick County, creating more than 1,000 new jobs, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe’ s office said. The company plans to construct a new, one million-square-foot facility in...March 29, 2017 1442 0
