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Amazon moves forward
Amazon finalized its purchase agreement for the Lockport Road parcel where it hopes to build its mega warehouse so it can bring goods to customers and double the number of trucks crossing Grand Island on the 190.
The Niagara County Industrial Development Agency granted a 6-month extension on the $124 million corporate welfare grant to the big retailer which will come in the form of tax abatements mostly costing the Town of Niagara and Niagara-Wheatfield School District. https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/investigations/investigative-post/niagara-county-ida-amazon-tax-breaks/71-39e36e82-cbbb-49a1-b407-33e345ce168b
