Amazon sparks backlash with plans for facility in small town: 'Jeff [Bezos] can find another way to make a billion or two'

Amazon sparks backlash with plans for facility in small town: 'Jeff [Bezos] can find another way to make a billion or two'

A quiet town in Vermont is the latest community saying "no thanks" to Big Tech. Residents in Essex are pushing back against Amazon's plans to build a massive distribution center in their backyard, and they're not staying silent about it.  What's happening? Amazon is eyeing Essex, Vermont, as the next site for a 106,000-square-foot distribution center, reported NBC 5. But the proposal has sparked strong opposition from residents who say the compa…