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Local Governments Move In On Retail Vacancies

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The most high-profile local interventions have happened Washington, D.C. has hiked the normal commercial property tax rate on vacant property from between $1.65 On March 3, San Francisco voters approved Proposition D , a property tax aimed at filling vacancies. Even smaller cities are opting for such taxes. Starting Jan.

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Asia Pacific Ramps Up eProcurement Push

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Latin America is often considered to be the world leader in electronic invoicing thanks to government mandates, but the Asia Pacific region is quickly gaining steam in its eInvoicing efforts, too. At the time, Finance Assistant Secretary Antonio Lambino II spoke in Washington, D.C. On Monday (Aug.

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Site Visits Fuel Anticipation For Amazon’s HQ2

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That is partly because Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post and has a house in the region. According to The New York Times in August, there are concerns that taxpayers could get stuck with a huge bill to cover those tax breaks and other incentives.

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Why Small Malls Are Winning

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Go local, as California-based Piedmont Avenue Consulting’s David Mitroff told the Post , as regional malls can compete by featuring “barber shops, gyms, local stores and other things you can’t just buy on Amazon. Penney here, we actually get tax revenue off of that? Or you can go see what they have. You can touch it.”.

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Google Testing Same-Day Delivery In San Francisco

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NBC News reported that national, regional and local merchants are testing Google Shopping Express with big-name retailers including Target and Walgreens. Amazon would provide the business with uniforms, fuel and insurance plans for fleet operations and provide training on everything from taxes, payroll, and other small business topics.

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Amazon Tracker: Cities Clamor To Become Amazon’s Home Away From Home

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On Thursday, an Amazon spokesperson told Forbes the company does not engage in surge pricing, nor does it allow product prices to fluctuate based on region or delivery location. So far, however, the candidates (including Toronto, Boston, Washington, Atlanta, Dallas and Denver) seem to suffer from the same shortcomings.

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What’s Next For Real Estate In Amazon’s HQ2 Cities?

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The Seattle-based eCommerce operator and cloud computing provider decided to build in both Crystal City, an urban area in North Virginia near Washington, D.C., billion refundable tax credit is reportedly based on the “percentage of salaries Amazon expects to pay employees over the next decade, or $48K per job for 25K jobs.”