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writing & editing on cities, science, environment ++ @BW @citylab @climate | hosted the podcast Bedrock, USA | 2022-23 @KSJatMIT fellow | lbliss2@bloomberg.net
Nov 14, 2018 13 tweets 7 min read
1/13 Hello, it's time for a sidebar tale to @amazon's HQ2 saga! Today @citylab published my months-long investigation into another side of the retail fallout, creative ways corps dodge taxes, and the handouts towns keep proffering: dark store theory. citylab.com/equity/2018/11… 2/12 Quick: What’s your local @Target worth? Whatever its property tax bill says, right? Well, In suburban communities around the U.S., cities and retailers actually can’t agree, and it could be a serious problem for local tax bases.