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Amazon HQ2: Texas experience shows why New Yorkers should be skeptical

  • Written by Nathan Jensen, Professor of Government, University of Texas at Austin
Amazon HQ2: Texas experience shows why New Yorkers should be skepticalAmazon's plan to build a new headquarters in Long Island City faces mounting resistance. AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews

New York offered Amazon close to US$3 billion to build a “second” headquarters in Long Island City on the promise of 25,000 jobs.

Since the deal was joyfully announced in November, however, many local residents and some...

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