One of the advantages of observing the many incentives being thrown at Amazon is that it highlights the absurdities of cronyism and government meddling in the market
Published: Tuesday, February 6th, 2018 @ 12:54 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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North Carolina lawmakers and the business community have been watching Amazon's search for a second headquarters with bated breath
Published: Friday, January 19th, 2018 @ 3:03 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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North Carolina, among many other states, are in a tizzy trying to land the reported “second headquarters” of Amazon
Published: Sunday, January 14th, 2018 @ 12:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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CNBC, the cable business news channel, predicts that North Carolina will be selected as the site for Amazon's second headquarters
Published: Friday, December 1st, 2017 @ 12:15 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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I've enjoyed following the drama surrounding location of Amazon's second headquarters and, make no mistake, drama it certainly has been
Published: Tuesday, October 24th, 2017 @ 11:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper offered congratulations today to community leaders in four North Carolina locations that have worked intensely within their regions to offer Amazon a variety of powerful choices for the company's second headquarters site
Published: Friday, October 20th, 2017 @ 11:16 am
By: Governor's Office
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Most cities of any size are salivating at the opportunity to land the big Amazon fish, including several in North Carolina angling to win the trophy
Published: Tuesday, October 17th, 2017 @ 6:12 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Earlier this month Amazon announced it was looking for a second headquarters in North America
Published: Wednesday, September 27th, 2017 @ 4:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Charlotte and the Research Triangle Park are joining the growing number of candidates submitting proposals for Amazon’s second headquarters
Published: Friday, September 15th, 2017 @ 12:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The controversy over the possible impact of wind energy turbines on military base operations has not blown over, even though none of the relevant bills met the April 27 legislative crossover deadline
Published: Tuesday, May 9th, 2017 @ 1:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Wind-energy developers routinely deceive the public, a longtime critic of the industry told Carolina Journal. And the sales pitch surrounding the Amazon Wind Farm near Elizabeth City continues spreading those deceptions
Published: Friday, April 14th, 2017 @ 4:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The facility now known as the Amazon Wind Farm was approved by state regulators after they were told it would provide part of the electric power necessary for the state to satisfy renewable energy mandates passed in 2007 by the General Assembly
Published: Friday, April 7th, 2017 @ 4:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The chairman of the N.C. Military Affairs Commission refused to allow a presentation at an open committee meeting Tuesday because a Carolina Journal reporter was in attendance
Published: Thursday, February 9th, 2017 @ 7:32 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's legislative leaders want the incoming Trump administration to consider shutting down the $400 million, 104-turbine Amazon Wind Farm project under construction near Elizabeth City because, they say, the massive turbines would interfere with a nearby radar facility run by the military
Published: Thursday, January 19th, 2017 @ 2:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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This morning, the Editorial Board of the News & Observer condemned a lawsuit brought by the Civitas Institute Center for Law and Freedom (CLF) on behalf of two individuals as “suspicious” and nothing more than “political interference.”
Published: Thursday, April 21st, 2016 @ 1:01 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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I’ve written before how direct primary care networks help private, self-insured employers like Amazon and Expedia save big on health care claims
Published: Wednesday, March 16th, 2016 @ 3:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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"Since 2012," the Apple web site boasts, "all our data centers have been powered by 100 percent renewable energy sources."
Published: Sunday, January 10th, 2016 @ 11:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Despite earlier claims by Iberdrola Renewables officials that the $400 million, 300-megawatt Amazon Wind Farm that will cover 22 acres near Elizabeth City would be built totally from company funds, another Iberdrola official says the project requires some tax incentives to be viable economically.
Published: Monday, October 19th, 2015 @ 9:09 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Pop quiz: what do you do when you are a politician who finds himself incapable of debating the merits of an opposing viewpoint?
Published: Wednesday, February 26th, 2014 @ 5:25 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Open up your wallets, folks. It's official. The North Carolina Department of Revenue will start getting a cut of your purchases from Amazon.com starting February 1.
Published: Monday, January 20th, 2014 @ 11:50 am
By: Brant Clifton
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is once again overstepping its bounds. Recent news reports suggest that the FTC will soon file a formal antitrust case against Google.
Published: Wednesday, November 14th, 2012 @ 8:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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