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lapucelle

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3. Did you actually read the story?
Tue Feb 2, 2021, 11:40 AM
Feb 2021
Company officials said they want the corporate complex to blend with the neighborhood, offering features such as a community center, an amphitheater, a dog run, new bicycle lanes and 2.5 acres of green space that would be open to anyone. The Helix would include an artists-in-residence program and on occasional weekends would open its doors to the public.

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The tech company, which has been criticized in Seattle as a domineering neighbor that has overlooked the side effects of growth, such as gentrification and homelessness, has taken steps to win over Northern Virginia. The company donated $9 million last year to local nonprofit organizations, including health clinics, literacy projects and groups seeking to advance the cause of racial equity.

This month, the company’s Housing Equity Fund teamed with the nonprofit Washington Housing Conservancy to purchase Crystal House, an 825-unit apartment complex, as affordable housing.


Have you read this one?

Amazon Sets $15 Minimum Wage For U.S. Employees, Including Temps

https://www.npr.org/2018/10/02/653597466/amazon-sets-15-minimum-wage-for-u-s-employees-including-temps
Looks like the screw they're shoving up workers' asses... Wounded Bear Feb 2021 #1
You're right! Wicked Blue Feb 2021 #2
Amazon: "We'll screw you all" aidbo Feb 2021 #10
Good one. And boy it's ugly anyway! ananda Feb 2021 #12
Did you actually read the story? lapucelle Feb 2021 #3
Yes, did you see this one? Wicked Blue Feb 2021 #4
That's fairly typical when a workplace is trying to unionize. N/T lapucelle Feb 2021 #6
We can applaud this and still criticize their anti union stances Johnny2X2X Feb 2021 #9
I agree. N/T lapucelle Feb 2021 #15
It's Arlington arlyellowdog Feb 2021 #5
Oh, that's in the theme of the poo emoji! PirateRo Feb 2021 #7
Arlington: you pick it up arlyellowdog Feb 2021 #11
Wait...wut? OMG! PirateRo Feb 2021 #13
Uzumaki ornotna Feb 2021 #8
I love the gardens, and nature loves the helix. Hortensis Feb 2021 #14
Jobs which could have been in NYC... brooklynite Feb 2021 #16
+100 nt Wicked Blue Feb 2021 #17
I love the helical garden on the outside DavidDvorkin Feb 2021 #18
My immediate reaction is that I love it eleny Feb 2021 #19
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