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May 11 2017
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On Wednesday, the tech giant said it would donate more than 47,000 square feet of space within its newest Seattle headquarters building as a permanent location to house homeless people.
Amazon (AMZN, Tech30) is partnering with local nonprofit Mary's Place to create 65 rooms, which will house more than 200 homeless people every night.
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