Amazon near deals with New York, Virginia for split HQ2, newspaper says
Amazon.com Inc. will separate its proposed second headquarters into two locations, and is close to deals with both sites, The New York Times reported Monday.
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Amazon facing growing backlash for seeking big tax breaks in exchange for HQ2
As the world’s second-most-valuable public company weighs tax breaks and other goodies offered by 20 eager suitors, it stands accused of being a corporate welfare leech that should be giving the government and workers more rather than milking taxpayers.
Financial firm moves HQ to Indianapolis, plans to add 225 employees
A national credit-reporting and mortgage-data company founded in San Diego plans to spend nearly $3.6 million to establish its headquarters and operations center downtown in the Landmark Center.
Custom parts maker buying Park 100 building, adding employees
The four-year-old company that specializes in motorsports, defense and consumer products is moving from Pittsboro.
Council panel advances $2.9M in financing for new Duke Realty headquarters
An Indianapolis City-County Council panel on Monday night unanimously advanced proposals that would help Duke Realty Corp. move its headquarters from Carmel to a new $28 million office building it would build in Indianapolis.
Amazon officials quietly visited Indianapolis last month in HQ2 search
The visit occurred the week of March 19, the same week Amazon officials were reported to have visited Chicago for two days.
Indy council member: Amazon bidding war is ‘race to the bottom’
An Indianapolis City-County Council member has signed onto a pact with two other council members from the cities of New York and Austin, Texas, to oppose the “tax-break bidding war that Amazon has begun” in pursuit of its second headquarters.
What could Amazon HQ2 bring to Indy? We asked experts to do the math.
A project of this size could actually change Indiana’s per-capita income. It could generate 30,000 spin-off jobs and produce hundreds of millions of dollars in state and local tax revenue.
Anthem to leave Monument Circle HQ, move top execs to Virginia Avenue
Anthem decided not to renew its lease on the former J.C. Penney department store, which was refurbished for the insurance giant in the 1990s.
Hogsett says Amazon bid focuses more on quality of life than sites, incentives
The mayor also told IBJ that the city is “prepared to look at anything and everything” that would help it secure Amazon’s planned second U.S. headquarters—as long as any action is fiscally prudent.
Bosma says Legislature might move on Amazon incentives this session
Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma said lawmakers could move an incentives bill “expeditiously” to attract Amazon’s proposed second headquarters, if necessary, but he wouldn’t be in favor of doing what Wisconsin did to lure Foxconn.
Indianapolis among 20 finalists for new Amazon headquarters
Seattle-based Amazon solicited proposals in September for its second corporate seat, a project that’s expected to cost more than $5 billion and create 50,000 jobs.
Logistics firm on hiring spree settles into larger downtown digs
Direct Connect Logistix has left the Stutz building for more space in the Cosmopolitan on the Canal building as part of its plan to add as many as 90 workers by the end of 2020.
Zionsville stepping up for baseball headquarters
The Boone County town will soon be home to the headquarters for Little League International’s Central Region, one of five U.S. offices.
Indy region submits bid to land Amazon’s proposed second headquarters
An Indy Chamber spokesman said Wednesday morning that the bid “has been sent as of last night to arrive ahead of the Oct. 19 deadline.”
Tale of 2 cities: Gary open about Amazon bid; Indy area still quiet
The long-struggling city of Gary in northwest Indiana is hoping to stand out in Amazon's search for a second headquarters site. Meanwhile, Indianapolis-area leaders are also making a pitch, but aren’t talking about what they’ll be touting.
Fuzic planning to add more than 250 jobs in Fishers by 2020
The company, which sells software for on-site audio marketing, intends to spend $3.7 million to triple its office footprint in Fishers’ Nickel Plate District.
State manufacturers float relocation tax credit idea as tool to lure workers
The Indiana Manufacturers Association is also hoping the state will allow local governments to offer relocation tax incentives to build upon any that the state offers.
KAR Auction Services planning $80M HQ project in Carmel
The Carmel-based vehicle reseller announced Tuesday that it intends to develop a new corporate campus that includes a 250,000-square-foot headquarters that provides room for 400 additional employees.
Indianapolis, Fishers mayors spearhead effort to attract Amazon HQ2
Amazon’s announcement last week that its future second headquarters will create 50,000 new jobs with an average annual compensation of $100,000 have cities across the country clamoring to submit bids. But there’s a short timetable, with proposals due Oct. 19.