January 26, 2023 Jarred Schenke, Bisnow Atlanta Amazon has tapped a Harvard-educated designer with experience in drafting municipal land use policies as its new vice president of worldwide corporate real estate and facilities. Amazon named Shannon Loew to the position previously held by John Schoettler, who will remain with the company, the Austin Business Journal reported. Loew’s hiring comes as […]
The Federal Trade Commission wants to take a closer look at Amazon’s $1.7 billion takeover of Roomba maker iRobot, delaying an acquisition process that has no expected closing date in sight. Both Bedford-based iRobot Corp. (Nasdaq: IRBT) and Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) received a request for additional information Monday from the FTC in connection with […]
When Amazon openly asked for cities to submit proposals for their second headquarters less than two weeks ago, naturally there was a great deal of interest. The e-commerce powerhouse has just begun their process, stating in a tweet that “every city is on an equal playing field”, but some say Boston could be a front […]
