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Amazon announced it would hire for 2,600 positions in Maryland as part of a rollout of 150,000 jobs nationwide for the upcoming holiday season.
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Amazon to hire thousands in Maryland for seasonal jobs
House committee warns Amazon it could seek criminal investigation
U.S. House lawmakers held out the threat of seeking a criminal investigation of Amazon, saying they're giving the tech giant a “final chance" to correct previous testimony.
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Read More »Amazon eyes 125K more hires, $18+ per hour average salary
September 14, 2021
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Amazon wants to hire 125,000 delivery and warehouse workers, and said that it is paying new hires an average of $18 an hour.
Read More »Amazon opens 2 new delivery stations in central Maryland
September 1, 2021
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E-commerce giant Amazon announced Wednesday it has opened new delivery stations in Hanover and Baltimore.
Read More »Amazon invested more than $9.5 billion in Maryland since 2010, report shows
August 11, 2021
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E-commerce giant Amazon invested more than $9.5 billion in Maryland and $530 billion in the U.S. since 2010, according to the company.
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Read More »Amazon mandates masks for all warehouse workers
August 9, 2021
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As of Monday, Amazon is requiring all of its 900,000 U.S. warehouse workers to wear masks indoors, regardless of their vaccination status.
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Read More »Pentagon cancels disputed JEDI cloud contract with Microsoft
July 6, 2021
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The Pentagon said Tuesday it canceled a disputed cloud-computing contract with Microsoft that could eventually have been worth $10 billion.
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Read More »House legislation targets Big Tech’s power, could force breakups
June 23, 2021
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A House panel is pushing ahead with legislation that could curb the market power of tech giants and force them to sever their dominant platforms from their other lines of business.
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Read More »Big Tech breakups could be forced under bills unveiled in House
June 14, 2021
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House lawmakers put forward a sweeping legislative package that could curb the market power of Big Tech companies and force them to sever their dominant platforms from their other lines of business.
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Read More »Amazon won’t test jobseekers for marijuana
June 2, 2021
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Amazon said it will stop testing jobseekers for marijuana.
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