The OP has clearly stated that their concerns are corporate welfare going to a company that most certainly doesn't need a handout and a further disruption to an

The OP has clearly stated that their concerns are corporate welfare going to a company that most certainly doesn't need a handout and a further disruption to an existing housing problem. And you have decided to reframe their concerns as being "against progress"? Also please point me to this formal definition of "economic progress" you are stating.