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Tag: amazon

Business

No Headquarters But Amazon Remains Active In Houston

Florian Martin

Posted on February 2, 2018 · The online retailer has been opening new physical locations in the Bayou City

Tags amazon greater houston partnership online retail

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Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway And JPMorgan Chase Launch New Health Care Company

Bill Chappell, NPR / Colin Dwyer, NPR

Posted on January 30, 2018 · The new company will be "free from profit-making incentives and constraints" as it tries to find ways to cut costs and improve health care plan satisfaction for employees

Tags amazon Berkshire Hathaway Health Care Company JPMorgan Chase

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How Might Texas Win Amazon’s Second Headquarters? Not Because Of Flashy Financial Incentives

Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune

Posted on January 25, 2018 · Some cities fighting to house Amazon's coveted second headquarters have offered up billion-dollar financial incentives. If a Texas city lands the headquarters, experts don't expect incentives to be the main reason

Tags amazon financial incentives texas

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Amazon’s Cashier-Less Seattle Grocery Opens To The Public

Scott Neuman, NPR

Posted on January 22, 2018 · The store, which has been open only to Amazon employees for the past year, uses a smartphone app and a network of cameras to track a customer's purchases

Tags amazon grocery stores Seattle

Business

Why Houston Lost Its Bid For Amazon’s Second Headquarters

Andrew Schneider

Posted on January 18, 2018 · City business leaders say the failure to make the cut of 20 finalists should be a wake-up call about the need to diversify the local economy

Tags amazon greater houston partnership Houston jobs investment STEM careers

Houston Matters

Why Didn’t Houston Make The Cut For Amazon’s New HQ?

Michael Hagerty

Posted on January 18, 2018 · Dallas and Austin made the list of finalists. Ed Egan from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy gives us his take on why Houston did not.

Tags amazon Baker Institute for Public Policy business Ed Egan technology

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Austin, Dallas Thrilled To Be Amazon HQ2 Finalists

Matthew Watkins, Texas Tribune / Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune

Posted on January 18, 2018 · And let's not forget the requirement for 8.1 million square feet of office space. It would take the five tallest buildings in Houston to satisfy that request

Tags amazon austin dallas houston texas

Business

What Happens When You Ask Santa For That Really Last-Minute Gift

Gail Delaughter

Posted on December 21, 2017 · It may not be the North Pole, but lots of Christmas wishes are getting fulfilled from a warehouse in northwest Houston

Tags amazon christmas Christmas shopping gifts northwest Houston

News

‘Porch Pirates’ Steal Holiday Packages Off Doorsteps

SAMANTHA RAPHELSON, NPR

Posted on December 21, 2017 · As more people shop online, law enforcement say they're receiving more reports of package theft. A survey found nearly 20 percent of homeowners reported a package stolen in the last year

Tags amazon holidays packages

Features

Amazon Gives Prime Members Taste Of Discounts At Whole Foods

Associated Press

Posted on November 21, 2017 · Amazon says it will email Prime members a coupon starting Wednesday to buy organic or antibiotic-free turkeys for about 50 cents a pound cheaper than other customers.

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Jeffrey Tambor May Be Leaving ‘Transparent’ Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations

EMMA BOWMAN, NPR

Posted on November 20, 2017 · "I don't see how I can return," said the star of the hit show. As Amazon investigates the two allegations, both of which he denies, no official decision has been made by either Tambor or the network

Tags amazon Jeffrey Tambor Sexual harassment Transparent

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Despite Presidential Promises, A Texas Town Looks At Life After Coal

Mose Buchele, KUT

Posted on November 16, 2017 · The Sandow plant was one of three Texas plants the energy company Luminant announced it was closing. The region is expected to lose about 450 jobs from the closures

Tags amazon coal plants Rockdale Sandow Power Plant

President Trump's tweets reverse a year-old policy set under the Obama administration.

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Party Politics, National Edition Ep. 25: Trump’s Global Vision

HPM Digital Team

Posted on September 22, 2017 · "If we are to embrace the opportunities of the future and overcome the present dangers together - there can be no substitute for strong, sovereign, and independent nations." - President Donald J. Trump's speech to the U.N.

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Walmart Joins Forces With Google On Voice-Activated Shopping

Associated Press

Posted on August 23, 2017 · "Voice shopping is becoming a more important part of everyday shopping behavior,"

Tags amazon google shopping Walmart

Business

Expert: Amazon’s Houston Expansion Good For Competition, Consumers

Florian Martin

Posted on July 7, 2017 · Amazon continues its expansion in Houston – most recently with grocery delivery service AmazonFresh, according to reports.

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Houston’s strong place in the global economy despite the pandemic (May 20, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on May 20, 2022 · On Friday's show: How Houston fared in international trade and business in 2021, plans to restore natural prairie around town, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week, and how bees have influenced human architecture.

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Does the Houston job forecast need adjustment? (Feb. 7, 2022)

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Posted on February 7, 2022 · On Monday’s show: Another look at the local jobs forecast in light of recent national jobs numbers, another round of Houstonian pet peeves, and an update on sports.

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Posted on December 2, 2021 · On Thursday's show: The job forecast for the region in 2022, lessons from the collapse of Enron, a conversation with the late Stephen Sondheim, and the best new restaurants from the past year.

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The Houston area will add more than 75,000 jobs in 2022, according to an annual forecast

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Posted on December 1, 2021 · The annual report forecasts the metro region will gain back most of the jobs lost during the pandemic by the end of next year.

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