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PayPal Provides $5M In Grants To Support Minority Businesses

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He said to do so they must take the long-term view while being mindful of the intersection of finance, operations and the customer experience while finding new methods to measure and address pain points. In addition to the donations, PayPal employees volunteered to work with these nonprofits.

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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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Can 5G Power Retail Drone Deliveries?

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UPS , too, is going down the drone path – one that Amazon pioneered for retail delivery uses – and is seeking a certification to operate commercial drone flights. It could receive the certification as early as this year, enabling UPS to have one of the first fully certified, revenue-generating drone operations in the country.

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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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GM And Lyft To Expand Rental Program

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First launched in March on a trial basis in Chicago, as of Thursday (June 23), Express Drive is also up and running in Baltimore, Boston and Washington, D.C. Many of the operational details of where the cars are stored, how are they maintained, how are they paid for — all of that is very applicable in the autonomous world,” Rust said.

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Can Lyft Solve The Food Desert Problem?

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Grocery stores are undergoing historic transformation thanks to digital technology, transforming from rather staid operations to places that feature the latest retail and delivery innovations. That’s all fine and dandy, assuming consumers are within easy reach of those grocery stores.

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

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The community bank uses the Entrepreneurial Operating System, commonly known as EOS Traction, to keep departmental efforts aligned. Michael Bartkoski, executive vice president and chief operating officer, NBKC Bank. Michael Bartkoski, executive vice president and chief operating officer NBKC Bank. Cross River Bank. Cedar Rapids.