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WeLink Lands $185 Million In Financing For 5G Network Rollout

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Utah startup WeLink has raised $185 million to roll out its 5G fixed-wireless broadband network in new markets across the United States, the company announced in a Thursday (Jan. The startup, launched in 2018 by wireless industry veterans Kevin Ross and Ahsan Naim, said it has also targeted seven other markets for future expansion as well.

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US Home Sales Hit Highest January Peak In Years

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Homebuilders in America received so many orders for houses last month that the market experienced a January surge it hasn’t seen in years, according to a report by Bloomberg. Consumer confidence, job growth, strength in the stock market and a dip in mortgage rates can all be credited for the bump, said Rick Palacios Jr.,

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Home Sales Hit Highest January Peak In Years

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Homebuilders in America received so many orders for houses last month that the market experienced a January surge it hasn’t seen in years, according to a report by Bloomberg. Consumer confidence, job growth, strength in the stock market and a dip in mortgage rates can all be credited for the bump, said Rick Palacios Jr.,

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Nearly 100 Pizza Huts To Test Beer Delivery

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The new rollout will include cities such as Tucson, Prescott and Winslow in Arizona, and Los Angeles, Bakersfield, Sacramento and Santa Barbara in California. The restaurant chain had begun testing the service in Phoenix back in December, Reuters reported. As it stands, over 1,700 Pizza Hut locations in the U.S. have liquor licenses.

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Zillow Expands Zillow Offers To LA, Orange County

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9), its second-largest housing market in the nation, GeekWire reported. Available in 22 markets, Zillow is planning 2020 expansions to Cincinnati, Ohio; Jacksonville, Florida; Oklahoma City and Tucson, Arizona. . Zillow Offers launched in Los Angeles and Orange County on Monday (Dec.

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Zillow Wagers On iBuying With Shift To ‘Zillow 2.0’

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It has grown to 23 markets from seven in the last year. Zillow was reportedly planning expansions this year to Jacksonville, Florida; Tucson, Arizona; Cincinnati, Ohio; and Oklahoma City. In December, news surfaced that Zillow Offers rolled out in Orange County and Los Angeles.

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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). Tucson, Arizona. It’s not the idea of putting Amazon’s HQ2 in Tucson that’s strange — it’s the giant cactus that Tucson thought would seal the deal. How is the race to be Amazon’s second home city not a reality show?