‘Amazon tax’ on online sales to get push in ’12 session
The Minnesota Retailers Association is leading the charge to close a loophole that exempts sales from online-only companies such as Amazon from state sales taxes.
View ArticleDespite CEO exit, Best Buy sticks with revamp
Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn’s departure from the Richfield-based electronics retailer isn’t expected to change the store closings and restructuring he announced less than two weeks ago. Dunn’s resignation...
View ArticleWindows becomes the latest Best Buy “store in store”
The sections will begin opening this month and offer Windows-based PCs, tablets, Xbox and accessories, as well as trained staff to explain Windows 8 to customers.
View ArticleArtis pays $34 million for Oakdale Village
The Artis Real Estate Investment Trust has chosen big box retail for its latest Twin Cities acquisition, purchasing Oakdale Village shopping center from LaSalle Investment Management.
View ArticleBarnes & Noble to separate retail, Nook Media
The largest U.S. brick-and-mortar bookseller plans to split off its Nook e-reader division as it looks to boost shareholder value.
View ArticleDrone revolution draws near, but big obstacles remain
Regulators say the danger of commercial drones remains too great, and they want to go slow easing unmanned aircraft into the already crowded skies.
View ArticleSubsidy for Amazon faces scrutiny in Shakopee
Some city council members are balking at the $5 million public subsidy proposed to support Amazon building a new $55 million facility in Shakopee.
View ArticleAmazon plan gains traction in Shakopee
The city planning commission's go-ahead this week would mark the next step in a fast-moving process for Amazon since its plans to expand in Shakopee surfaced two weeks ago.
View ArticleTIF slice may shrink for Amazon, Shakopee
Shakopee officials say the amount available to Amazon and the city over the TIF’s nine-year life could fall closer to $2 million after Scott County claims its share.
View ArticleShakopee trims TIF payout for Amazon amid blowback
Revised plans cut the TIF package to nearly $5.8 million, shaving 10 percent off the original value of the nine-year subsidy.
View ArticleAmazon withdraws TIF request in Shakopee
The Seattle-based retailer plans to proceed with its 820,000-square-foot development but notified the city on Monday it would forgo about $1.2 million in tax breaks.
View ArticleOpus plans buildings in Plymouth, Shakopee
Opus Development plans a new 96,500-square-foot office-warehouse building while at the same time it's seeking approval for a new 216,000-square-foot office-warehouse on vacant land in Shakopee.
View ArticleShakopee redirects TIF; talks transit near Amazon site
The Amazon development, and the 1,000 jobs it’s expected to bring, could stoke transit expansion in the area.
View ArticlePolaris to lease former Kmart facility in Shakopee
Polaris Industries signed a lease for about 850,000 square feet of the 1.1-million-square-foot building on Canterbury Road.
View ArticleTarget pharmacy sale could mean more layoffs
Another round of layoffs could hit Target’s Minneapolis headquarters after the retailer inked a $1.9 billion agreement to sell its pharmacies and clinics to CVS Health Corp. In the deal, a network of...
View ArticleShakopee OKs smaller Amazon subsidy
The city council agreed to dole out $183,520 in credits to cover one-time fees imposed by the city and Metropolitan Council for new sewer connections and increased wastewater capacity at the site.
View ArticleAmazon site in Shakopee sells for $10.1 million
Purchase of the future site for Seattle-based Amazon’s new Shakopee warehouse likely clears the way for construction to start.
View ArticleAmazon looking for 500 employees in New Jersey
CARTERET, N.J. — Amazon is searching for 500 employees to staff a northern New Jersey fulfillment center that is set to open this fall. The Home News Tribune reports the company has launched an...
View ArticleSame-day delivery expands Amazon’s local footprint
Amazon continued to dig into the Twin Cities market with the launch of a service that promises to deliver customers’ orders in as little as one hour.
View ArticleAmazon looking for 500 employees in New Jersey
CARTERET, N.J. — Amazon is searching for 500 employees to staff a northern New Jersey fulfillment center that is set to open this fall. The Home News Tribune reports the company has launched an...
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