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Square Buys Up $50M In Bitcoin

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The company has previously invested in bitcoin “from a product, leadership and legal innovation perspective.”. Square is the second publicly traded company to make such a bet, following a $250 million bitcoin purchase by MicroStrategy , a Virginia-based software intelligence firm.

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Best Banking Books To Create The Modern Banker

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Within the story are multiple lessons on dealing with the theory of constraints, choosing key performance indicators, organizational dysfunction, management, and leadership. Elizabeth is the Chairwoman of First Bank in Virginia and provides a formula for writing notes to clients, prospects, and employees to create an emotional connection.

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FAA Green-Lights UPS Drone Deliveries Throughout US

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“This is a big step forward in safely integrating unmanned aircraft systems into our airspace, expanding access to healthcare in North Carolina and building on the success of the national UAS Integration Pilot Program to maintain American leadership in unmanned aviation,” said U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L.

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Amazon Rethinks New York City HQ2 Campus

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While Virginia officials provided the company with an incentive package, the state of New York is not projected to provide final approval for another year. Last November, the eCommerce retailer said that it chose New York City along with Northern Virginia as the locations for its second and third headquarters.

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Community banks hire, promote top executives in October

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Multiple lenders filled leadership roles across the country, including National Bankshares in Virginia, while Peoples Financial in Pennsylvania said its CEO would step down.

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PayPal Veteran Hired As BlueVine CCO

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As BlueVine continues to expand and grow, it’s mission-critical that we have the commercial leadership in place to take the business to even greater heights,” said CEO and Founder Eyal Lifshitz. Brodigan holds a BA in Economics and Business from the Virginia Military Institute and lives in Danville, California.

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Samsung’s TeleWorld Acquisition Aims To Build 5G

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Virginia-based TWS specializes in radio frequency (RF), network design services, installation, testing and optimization for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and other companies across the U.S. The TWS leadership team will continue to manage the business and, together with Samsung, address the network upgrade cycle occurring in the U.S.

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