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Alaska Airlines Says Goodbye To Virgin America Brand, Hello To New Perks

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By the end of 2019, Alaska Airlines will retire the Virgin American branding and logo it acquired last year. The Alaska Air Group announced on Wednesday (March 22) that the decision has to do with both cost and consistency of branding, GeekWire reported. In December, the Department of Justice granted U.S.

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CORO Global Brings Gold Payment App To Alabama

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The company – and its gold trading app – just expanded its reach in the United States with the addition of a license to operate in Alabama. The future is looking a bit more golden for CORO Global. The Alabama Securities Commission on Tuesday (Nov. App users can trade in U.S.

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Airports Expand Range Of Digital Identity Technology

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Alaska Airlines sold entire three-seat rows for the price of a single seat during a 48-hour sale in August and September. And cutting back is one of many measures airlines are using to attract customers and stay alive until a vaccine emerges in wide usage to bring the pandemic period to an end. Expanding the Biometric Authentication Base.

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Cannabis Companies Would Be Eligible For COVID-19 Relief Under Bill

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The problem is that cannabis companies in states where the plant is legal are ‘essential workers’ during the pandemic, able to operate even despite the widespread lockdowns.

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Remote Seller Taxation: A Job For Tax Automation

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First, some context, for which we turn to Alaska. Statewide advocacy group the Alaska Municipal League formed the Alaska Intergovernmental Remote Seller Sales Tax Agreement , seeking a standardized remote sales tax in a place where, ironically, there is no state sales tax. Taxation With Representation. Implementation.

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Georgia’s Push To Reopen Falls Flat As Consumers Stay Home

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began to get its early actual data (as opposed to theoretical predictions) as Alaska, Georgia, North Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas and all began lifting some of the stricter parts of the social distancing regulations to allow slightly more social mobility, according to CNN. But starting last weekend, the U.S.

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Walmart To Lay Off 1K Employees At Its Headquarters

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We’ve been looking at our structure for some time as we explore ways to operate more effectively,” the company said in an emailed statement. Earlier this month, it suddenly closed 63 Sam’s Club warehouses in several states, including in Arizona, Alaska, Texas, New Jersey, Indiana and New York. Those efforts continue.

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