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AMAZON OCTAGON

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted October 10, 2017 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

Mass pols stand ready to fight each other for the right to bribe a multinational

 

At least 17 Massachusetts cities and towns are now preparing to do battle with each other—and hundreds more municipalities nationwide—for the dubious “honor” ...  read more

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Abington, Amazon, Apparent Horizon, Billerica, Boston, bribe, capitalism, corporation, criticism, deal, Fall River, General Electric, Giveaway, Haverhill, Jason Pramas, jobs, labor, Lawrence, Lowell, Massachusetts, Methuen, multinational, New Bedford, North Andover, public, Revere, Rockland, SOMERVILLE, Springfield, subcontracting, taxes, Tewksbury, Weymouth, Worcester

AN AMAZON NORTH ANDOVER DEAL?

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted September 26, 2017 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

Sketch of the Merrimack Valley Works plant at North Andover while under construction in 1955

 

Merrimack Valley pols courting the tech behemoth have forgotten recent history

 

A couple of weeks ago, I criticized the possibility of an Amazon ...  read more

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Activism, agriculture, Amazon, Apparent Horizon, AT&T, Boston, cannabis, capitalism, corporation, criticism, deal, factory, Farm, General Electric, Giveaway, Haverhill, Jason Pramas, jobs, labor, Lawrence, Ma Bell, Marijuana, Massachusetts, Merrimack Valley, Methuen, North Andover, Osgood Landing, plant, Politics, public, subcontracting, taxes, union, works

STOP THE AMAZON BOSTON DEAL

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted September 12, 2017 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

Locals have until Oct 19 to say ‘No Public Bribes to Corporate Scofflaws’

 

Fresh off of throwing tens of millions of dollars at General Electric, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and Massachusetts Gov. Charlie ...  read more

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Activism, Amazon, Apparent Horizon, Boston, capitalism, corporation, criticism, deal, General Electric, Giveaway, Jason Pramas, jobs, labor, Massachusetts, public, subcontracting, taxes, union

ANOTHER WEEK OF BOSTON 2024 BULLSHIT AND QUARTER-TRUTHS

Written by BILL HAYDUKE Posted February 9, 2015 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

Still a few questions remain, namely: Is that other entity also private? Is the city involved? The state?

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Boston Olympics, contracts, John Fish, Marty Walsh, NoBostonOlympics, press conference, subcontracting, Suffolk Law

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