Amazon said in a legal complaint unsealed Monday that it had lost a multibillion-dollar cloud computing contract with the Pentagon because President Trump used “improper pressure” to divert it from the company to harm its chief executive, Jeff Bezos. The Defense Department reviewed outdated submissions from the company and overlooked key technical capabilities, Amazon claimed, saying those errors tipped the scales in favor of Microsoft, which won the contract in October. Amazon had been considered the front-runner for the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure project, known as JEDI, in part because it had built cloud services for the CIA. Its Amazon Web Services, or AWS, business is also the country’s biggest cloud computing provider. But Trump said publicly that other “great companies” should have a chance at the $10 billion contract. Trump said he would take “a very strong look” at the JEDI contract, noting that companies including … [Read more...] about Amazon accuses Trump of ‘improper pressure’ on JEDI contract
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Foxconn Awards $31 Million In Construction Contracts
MOUNT PLEASANT, WI — Foxconn has awarded $31 million in new construction contracts for the company's Mount Pleasant electronics manufacturing plant. Company officials say this week's contract announcement brings the total value of contracts awarded for work at the park to about $350 million. "Foxconn is pleased to be taking another step forward at the Wisconn Valley Science and Technology Park with this most recent round of bid awards," said Foxconn Technology Group in a news release. "With roof installation well underway heading into the winter season, we're thrilled to be continuing our progress and maintaining our aggressive construction schedule." The awards come as Foxconn nears completion of roof installation at the nearly 1 million square-foot manufacturing facility in Mount Pleasant. Announced in early October, roof installation encompasses the installation of approximately 16,000 cubic yards of concrete onto a metal deck. Installation has been overseen by three roofing … [Read more...] about Foxconn Awards $31 Million In Construction Contracts
Drucker + Falk Awarded Management & Leasing Contract in New Mixed-Use Development in Richmond
Photo: PRWeb Photo: PRWeb Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Photo: PRWeb Drucker + Falk Awarded Management & Leasing Contract in New Mixed-Use Development in Richmond 1 / 1 Back to Gallery National multifamily management company to oversee The Current’s 215-unit apartment building in Richmond’s Manchester neighborhood RICHMOND, Va. (PRWEB) December 10, 2019 DF Multifamily, a division of Drucker + Falk, has been appointed by Richmond-based Lynx Ventures to provide property management services for the residences at The Current - a vibrant, Class A mixed-use Opportunity Zone development delivering in 2020 to Richmond's Manchester neighborhood. The property will include 215 apartments; a 60,000 SF office building; 16,000 SF restaurant … [Read more...] about Drucker + Falk Awarded Management & Leasing Contract in New Mixed-Use Development in Richmond
Time to derail California’s train to nowhere
Gov. Gavin Newsom came close this month to abandoning the state’s misbegotten bullet train project that’s already cost many billions of dollars and demonstrates no signs of becoming viable. “Let’s be real,” Newsom told legislators in his first State of the State address. “The project as currently planned would cost too much and take too long. There’s been too little oversight and not enough transparency. Right now, there simply isn’t a path to get from Sacramento to San Diego, let alone from San Francisco to L.A.” The bold — and logical — move would have been to finish what’s under construction in the San Joaquin Valley, fold it into existing Amtrak service and then cancel everything else before it gobbles up even more money. But Newsom couldn’t bring himself to entirely pull the plug on this hot mess. Voters were sold a bill of goods by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Legislature in a 2008 ballot … [Read more...] about Time to derail California’s train to nowhere
Where the hockey education of Avalanche rookie sensation Cale Makar began
CALGARY, Alberta — The sun dips beneath a snow-peaked horizon beyond where the building sits, tucked away on the wooded hillside of a quiet and well-kept neighborhood. Kids carry large gear bags through a parking lot toward the sprawling two-rink facility on this chilled November weeknight as a soft orange glow illuminates a white banner above the entryway, with three words in red capitalized letters: CROWCHILD TWIN ARENA. Welcome to the home of Cale Makar’s hockey education. It’s where the meteoric rise of a 21-year-old Colorado Avalanche sensation began. How the early frontrunner for NHL Rookie of the Year developed into an every-tool defenseman, a magician with the puck, and pure lightning on the ice. Why the local kid from the Crowchild Blackhawks youth program made it so big, so fast.Don’t be fooled by Makar’s slight build, rosy cheeks and polite smile. He’s a 5-foot-11 generational talent who embraces the spotlight and collects points at a … [Read more...] about Where the hockey education of Avalanche rookie sensation Cale Makar began