Amazon has made a lot of news in recent months about opening a new campus. It eventually picked both Arlington, Virginia as well as the Queens’ neighborhood of Long Island City in New York City, which will a large new campus for 25,000 employees. Google, on the other hand, started with a single employee in Manhattan and has grown to 7,000 in the Chelsea neighborhood.
What we can learn from Google’s approach to real estate
Many parents still paying off presents from last year
Everyone likes to be generous during the holidays. Whether it is buying big-ticket items that the kids cannot live without, flying home to see grandparents, or perhaps even giving to the local homeless shelter, spending makes us feel better. Some will even use it as a motivational factor where you tell yourself to do a little more overtime in the coming year or pick up a side-hustle.
Problems with a construction project can lead to a costly dispute
When you are building a commercial space or residential property in Texas, you expect that the construction company, contractor or other parties will provide a quality product. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. In fact, you may learn that there are defects and issues with the construction project that could cost you both time and money.
IRS’s reminds taxpayers to protect financial information
Most of us think of the IRS as that government organization that collects taxes from individuals and organizations. However, the IRS does other work as well. This includes keeping tax information safe from fraudsters and thieves. Thus the IRS has a new press release from the Security Summit during Tax Security Week (Dec. 3-7) entitled “It’s shopping season for identity thieves, too.”
