Sentences with phrase «national bidding war»

Many tax incentive deals are ad hoc, given to one major company and tailored to that company during a national bidding war.

Amazon set off a national bidding war last week when it challenged public officials to propose why their city should be home to the company's second national headquarters.

Not exact matches

The proposal kicked off a bidding war for Warrnambool, however, and another Australian dairy company stated it would be in the «national interest» for its own proposal to be given full consideration before the Montreal firm's offer moves ahead.

Homes in these areas have been selling much faster than the national average, and with multiple offers and even bidding wars in some cases.

See Julie - Anne Sprague, «Why Warrnambool sparked a bidding war» (AFR 22 October 2013), Tim Binsted, «MG to put case to tribunal» (Farm Weekly, 22 October 2013), Adele Ferguson, «Dairy giant poses as a national farm saviour» (Business Day, 19 October 2013) and Richasrd Gluyas, «Everyone wants these happy cows» (The Australian, 19 October 2013).

Conversely, you can sell your book to a small press for an extremely modest advance and find yourself with a runaway best - seller or a National Book Award winner — with major trade publishers in a bidding war for your next book.

The Wall Street firms are scooping up properties in the hardest - hit areas, promising high returns for the rental revenue streams — up to 10 percent annually — and starting bidding wars that have driven up some prices well above national averages.