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Amazon Employees May Be Asked to Return to ‘Main Hubs’

Amazon Employees May Be Asked to Return to ‘Main Hubs’
Amazon Employees May Be Asked to Return to ‘Main Hubs’
July 21, 2023  |  Amazon

Amazon’s return-to-the-office mandate is reportedly being ramped up across the country. Employees working remotely or located in smaller remote offices are being told they may have...

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Seattle OKs Head Tax Aimed At Big Business
Seattle OKs Head Tax Aimed At Big Business
July 07, 2020  |  Taxes

Seattle’s City Council passed a new tax for big businesses operating in the city, including Amazon, according to CNBC. The tax, called the JumpStart Seattle...

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Instacart May Stop Service If Seattle OKs Hazard Pay Fee
Instacart May Stop Service If Seattle OKs Hazard Pay Fee
June 11, 2020  |  Delivery

Seattle’s City Council is debating a bill to force eCommerce ordering and transportation platforms like Instacart and Uber to give drivers at least $5 “premium...

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Amazon To Deliver Coronavirus Test Kits In Seattle
Amazon To Deliver Coronavirus Test Kits In Seattle
March 11, 2020  |  Economy

To assist in bringing at-home testing kits for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, to homes of Seattle-area residents, Amazon Care is reportedly in...

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Amazon Widens Presence With Cashierless Grocery Stores 
Amazon Widens Presence With Cashierless Grocery Stores 
February 25, 2020  |  Amazon

Five years in the making, Amazon is opening its first cashierless grocery store on Tuesday (Feb. 25) in Seattle, according to reports. Amazon Go Grocery...

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Amazon To Launch Sixth Pop-Up Store In Seattle
Amazon To Launch Sixth Pop-Up Store In Seattle
January 16, 2020  |  Amazon

Amazon has announced that it is opening a pop-up store at its headquarters in Seattle, according to a report by GeekWire. The store is an...

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LimePod Car-Sharing Service Calls It Quits In Seattle
LimePod Car-Sharing Service Calls It Quits In Seattle
September 19, 2019  |  Startups

In the second closure of a free-floating carshare in Seattle in two months, Lime has announced it is winding down LimePod. The startup will begin...

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