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Seattle Warns NY About Amazon Effect Of HQ2
Amazon // January 07, 2019

Two politicians traveled to New York to warn the city about the troubles Amazon’s headquarters brought to Seattle, according to a report in Bloomberg. Lisa Herbold and Teresa Mosqueda, members of the Seattle City Council, want to warn New York’s elected officials about the housing...

In New York, Late Payments Legislation Bows
B2B Payments // September 10, 2018

New York, New York. If one can make It there ... they must be getting paid on time. Easier said than done where late payments reign, but legislation seeks to make government pay vendors more quickly. Also, good news on late payments down under?

Quick Reads
NYC OKs Delivery Fee Caps

May 14, 2020
The New York City Council doesn’t want to let food delivery apps charge restaurants too much for delivery fees, as it voted to put a cap on the fees. On Wednesday (May 13), the Council voted to cap fees from the apps for restaurants at 15 percent. The law still needs to be signed by […]

Seattle Warns NY About Amazon Effect Of HQ2

January 07, 2019
Two politicians traveled to New York to warn the city about the troubles Amazon’s headquarters brought to Seattle, according to a report in Bloomberg. Lisa Herbold and Teresa Mosqueda, members...