Chasing Smokestacks in the Dark: The Amazon HQ2 Quest Revives Debate Over Economic Development Secrecy

The 2017 competition for Amazon’s second headquarters, which drew more than 200 applications, is a prime example of how states and localities are attempting to keep confidential information about tax benefits and other deals with private companies. While Amazon’s competition may be a more dramatic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sabrina Conza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, University of Florida 2020-11-01
Series:The Journal of Civic Information
Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/civic/article/view/127270