NooStringsAttached t1_jdvnxr2 wrote on March 27, 2023 at 3:16 PM

Reply to comment by NativeMasshole in Is there any way to find out what kind of subsidies/considerations Amazon received for the warehouses and half built Amazon Freshes that are sitting empty all over the state? by Happy_rich_mane

Yes and honestly until I read this post I had no idea they were all over MA doing the same thing. I’d not seen another before.

NativeMasshole t1_jdvv7a1 wrote on March 27, 2023 at 4:04 PM

All over the country. Not just Amazon either. A lot of these big corporations seem to be making huge promises for how many jobs they'll create in order to get concessions, then they only deliver a fraction of them.

NooStringsAttached t1_jdvyr9c wrote on March 27, 2023 at 4:27 PM

Oh wow. What do they get like tax breaks for bringing in jobs and “improving” the area ? There seem to be no consequences to not holding up their end of the bargain, or else it’s cheaper to pay the fines or whatever than to operate as planned.

MammothCat1 t1_jdwpezc wrote on March 27, 2023 at 7:16 PM

Towns in general can offer incentives for businesses to come in and develop. It's a nice little premium that can help make the first year ROI nice.

Normally though there's a clause somewhere that if they don't produce, they have the regular taxes to pay and will get charged starting at x year. I forget the place you can find most of them but I'm sure a call to your BoS could get some info.

Taco-Maniac-4043 t1_jdyja7p wrote on March 28, 2023 at 2:59 AM

Same thing in my town. They started building one in a strip mall (bought a bunch of units and demoed them, worked on the exterior and electricity inside, etc.) It was supposed to be ready over a year ago. They never finished the inside and it’s just been sitting there.