http://www.northescambia.com/2013/05/amazon-effort-to-build-warehouse-in-florida-crumbles Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:54:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.northescambia.com/2013/05/amazon-effort-to-build-warehouse-in-florida-crumbles/comment-page-1#comment-205167 Michelle Sat, 18 May 2013 03:34:23 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=138909#comment-205167 With the economy in shambles. How can Florida afford to pick and chose which major companies it wants to have here? I can't believe how many industrial giants have come to Florida first, just to have Florida thumb their noses up at them and being shot down by those who are suppose to have our interest at heart. Alabama, especially in Mobile is booming, because they see the long term investments. Pensacola so desperately want to be rich mans haven and SO "cosmopolitan" that there main money makers 1) The Port and 2) the NAVY Base. That they are willing to dismantle and let rot. Hoping to make space for big $$$ businesses will come to this area. Florida has nothing to offer, Who wants to have a business here with such high tax brackets? Shoot we only have tourism, and even then visitors seem to be detested and put up with. In the hope they will soon go away. With the economy in shambles. How can Florida afford to pick and chose which major companies it wants to have here? I can’t believe how many industrial giants have come to Florida first, just to have Florida thumb their noses up at them and being shot down by those who are suppose to have our interest at heart.
Alabama, especially in Mobile is booming, because they see the long term investments.
Pensacola so desperately want to be rich mans haven and SO “cosmopolitan” that there main money makers 1) The Port and 2) the NAVY Base. That they are willing to dismantle and let rot. Hoping to make space for big $$$ businesses will come to this area.
Florida has nothing to offer, Who wants to have a business here with such high tax brackets?
Shoot we only have tourism, and even then visitors seem to be detested and put up with. In the hope they will soon go away.

]]> http://www.northescambia.com/2013/05/amazon-effort-to-build-warehouse-in-florida-crumbles/comment-page-1#comment-205062 No Excuses Fri, 17 May 2013 14:55:19 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=138909#comment-205062 It sounds to me like the only money being discussed was when they would have to collect sales tax from purchasers in Florida. No "added costs" were discussed. The collection of sales tax is for the state, not for the company. As Sellers commented, they could still build in Florida anyway. They chose not to because they didn't get the deal they wanted on sales tax. Personally, I'm glad. We buy a lot from Amazon and enjoy not having to pay tax on big ticket items. However, I am sad for the loss of potential jobs for the state. It sounds to me like the only money being discussed was when they would have to collect sales tax from purchasers in Florida. No “added costs” were discussed. The collection of sales tax is for the state, not for the company. As Sellers commented, they could still build in Florida anyway. They chose not to because they didn’t get the deal they wanted on sales tax. Personally, I’m glad. We buy a lot from Amazon and enjoy not having to pay tax on big ticket items. However, I am sad for the loss of potential jobs for the state.

]]> http://www.northescambia.com/2013/05/amazon-effort-to-build-warehouse-in-florida-crumbles/comment-page-1#comment-205009 Jane Fri, 17 May 2013 09:11:29 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=138909#comment-205009 Keep adding costs and taxes to doing business and business goes elsewhere. Keep adding costs and taxes to doing business and business goes elsewhere.

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