Miami-Dade wants to hold Amazon accountable for closing warehouse near Homestead

Miami-Dade County wants to hold billionaire Jeff Bezos’ e-commerce giant Amazon accountable for temporarily closing a warehouse near Homestead, a move that violates their 2020 agreement.  The county’s intergovernmental and economic impact committee on Wednesday voted to direct Mayor Daniella Levine Cava’s administration to pursue “any and all necessary action” to enforce the deal between Miami-Dade and Amazon, through negotiation, demand or lawsuit, the South Florida Business Journal reported.  The item still needs approval from the full commission.  One route the agreement allows for is for a financial penalty of $8,000 for each missing job at the warehouse near Homestead. […]This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.