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To Aid Volcano Victims, Hawaii First Thinks Small

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The lava flow has already caused roughly $372 million in private property damage, by some estimates , and has cost Hawaii’s tourism market roughly $222 million in losses. Even taking a helicopter to the affected region can be costly and dangerous because of the smoke and poor air quality, Aguirre pointed out.

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Report: Address Verification APIs Fix eTailers’ Last-Mile Problem

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Relying upon digital onboarding can also help entities expand the number of markets — and thus the number of consumers — that entities can target. based Bank of Hawaii has announced it will be expanding its onboarding solutions to allow new customers in Guam, Palau and Saipan to sign up for its services.

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Moving Services Use The Gig Economy To Simplify Pricing For Consumers

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But services such as Bellhops are disrupting the market — and making a challenging time for consumers easier — by bringing an on-demand pricing model to the moving industry. Currently, the service is in 22 cities and metro areas expanding across the Southwest, South and Mid-Atlantic regions from Austin, Texas, to Washington, D.C.

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A Roadie For Everyone

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The immediate priority for that funding is developing its analytics platform and increasing its market share. After a little under a year in business the app has 300K downloads and 22K drivers nationwide, even in far flung regions like Alaska and Hawaii. the UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund and TomorrowVentures.

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Power Trip: New Technologies From Tesla, Mercedes, Ikea, And Others Could Hold The Key To Widespread Solar Adoption

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However, despite lithium ion’s packaging as an ecofriendly alternative, the material has taken an environmental toll on the regions that it’s mined in. AES claims that this project will be Hawaii’s largest utility-scale solar-plus-storage yet. The project is funded by Elemental Exclerator and Hawaiian Electric.

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FinCEN reissues real estate Geographic Targeting Orders

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At the end of 2021, the Biden administration announced that they would pay closer attention to corruption in the real estate market, with a special focus on all-cash commercial and residential real estate transactions.

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The eCommerce Bachelor: Which City Will Get The Rose?

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Jeff Bezos missed a major marketing opportunity there (as if Amazon needs it). only Arkansas, Hawaii, Montana, New Hampshire, Wyoming and the Dakotas did not apply. Proponents note that, between Doña Ana County itself and the nearby El Paso region and Juarez, the region could more than satisfy the eCommerce giant’s stated requirements.