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Under Armour Wants To ‘Reinvent’ Baltimore, But Not Everyone’s Feeling It

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And Baltimore, like many mid-sized American cities, is pretty much broke right now. And Baltimore already has a bunch of sports teams. Plank’s request, which the Baltimore City Council could vote on as early as August, would be the third-largest TIF deal for a private company in U.S. history, according to Slate.

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Blispay Seeks Partnership with Merchant Acquiring Banks

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Founded in 2014, Baltimore-based Blispay provides point of sale financing for customers of small and medium-sized merchants. BlisPay’s CEO, Greg Lisiewski, told Bank Innovation that as the company focuses on scaling itself and adding more merchants to its […].

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Blispay Doubles Merchant Network, Plans New Finance Terms

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The Baltimore-based Read More. Small and medium-sized merchants, however, don’t usually have that option. Blispay – launched in March last year – is set to tackle that issue, with a solution aimed at SMEs.

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NYC Summit To Tackle Lack Of Influencer Regulation

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University of Baltimore professor of economics and statistics Dr. Robert Cavazos researched the influencer fraud problem and said issues are anticipated with a model like influencer marketing. Like with all new innovations, there are going to be some hitches to it,” Cavazos said. Sylo is sponsoring the event.

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Can 5G Power Retail Drone Deliveries?

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For its part, Amazon is also experimenting with other – perhaps sexier – shipping innovations. We can expect more such retail trends to match up and combine forces for new innovation in the coming decade. The certification allows drone flights beyond an operator’s visual line of sight, for flights occurring day or night.

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GM Shutters Struggling Car-Sharing Unit Maven

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We’ve gained extremely valuable insights from operating our own car-sharing business,” Pamela Fletcher, GM’s vice president of global innovation, said in a statement. Maven was offered most recently in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Detroit/Ann Arbor, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and Toronto. “We

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Verizon Outfits 13 NFL Stadiums With 5G

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Verizon’s 5G stadiums include those of the Seattle Seahawks, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, New England Patriots, Miami Dolphins, Indianapolis Colts, Carolina Panthers, New York Giants and Jets, Baltimore Ravens, Houston Texans and Minnesota Vikings. AT&T will host four 5G experiences at the Cowboys’ Sunday, Sept.