Amazon pullout from NYC shows the perils of partnerships between higher education and business
▻https://theconversation.com/amazon-pullout-from-nyc-shows-the-perils-of-partnerships-between-hi
Amazon’s recent decision to pull out of plans to establish a new headquarters in New York City received a lot of attention. Much of it focused on whether the big tax breaks the company would have gotten as part of the deal were fair and reasonable. Noting that the company would have brought 25,000 new jobs and major revenue to the region, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called the pullout the “the greatest tragedy I have seen since I’ve been in politics.” I study the nexus of business, science and (...)
