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The 2020 outlook report from the National Restaurant Association illustrates an industry contending with the countercurrents of solid consumer spending and disruptive technology. 2019: The year students at George Mason University in Virginia and Northern Arizona University started getting food delivered by robots.

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MARCH 6, 2018

The National Pawnbrokers Association pegs that at about $150, reports said. Last year, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Attorney General of Virginia took action against a pawnbroker in Virginia, ordering the business to pay restitutions to customers due to misinforming them of fees associated with loans.

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

Suzhou, located in East China's Jiangsu Province, is at the frontlines for China's push to enact a national digital currency. The expansion includes 10 new states: Georgia, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Maryland, West Virginia, Delaware and Rhode Island, according to the release. on Friday (Dec.

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OCTOBER 1, 2019

“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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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Zember abruptly resigned as CEO of Ameris Bancorp last summer.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Amazon has selected New York City and Northern Virginia as the homes for its second and third headquarters. Virginia has also pledged $195 million in infrastructure improvements, work that involves subway stations and a pedestrian bridge for people headed to Reagan National Airport.

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MAY 27, 2022

Of particular significance is that in Virginia, banks may offer this service in either a fiduciary or non-fiduciary capacity. This piece was written in collaboration with Chandni Patel, Director of Financial Services and member of Perficient’s Digital Assets Working Group.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The 2020 outlook report from the National Restaurant Association was released today and it paints a picture of an industry dealing with the countercurrents of solid consumer spending and disruptive technology. In fact, by 2030, the National Restaurant Association expects that technology could completely change the face of dining.

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MAY 16, 2017

The national home improvement chain partnered with Virginia Tech to develop a futuristic exosuit for its employees. “As a way to support them, we found a unique opportunity to collaborate with Virginia Tech to develop one of the first retail applications for assistive robotic exosuits.”

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MARCH 18, 2019

Amazon.com’s plans to open its HQ2 in Virginia got the support of local officials who approved a financial package valued at $51 million over the weekend. Late last year Amazon chose National Landing, a location that is owned by Arlington County and the city of Alexandria, as its second headquarters in conjunction with New York City.

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JULY 12, 2020

The Financial Times reported the cash has exceeded earnings for 68 percent of workers, and doubled them for the lowest-wage workers, according to a study by economists at the University of Chicago and the National Bureau of Economic Research. Griesar posted on his restaurant’s Twitter account the payments should continue.

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JANUARY 19, 2020

New York, Ohio, and Virginia lawmakers all have introduced security deposit-focused legislation designed to help renters in markets often without designated, affordable and low-income housing. Now I’m in a whole different realm,” said Charles Tassell, chief operating officer of the National Real Estate Investors Association.

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DECEMBER 17, 2018

The Southern National Bancorp of Virginia is now shelling out 2.25 percent interest on some of its checking accounts, as bigger national banks pay almost 0 percent. These pinched institutions include 34 branches of Banc of California and its 68 percent rise in interest costs over the last year, as it paid to get more depositors.

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

The program is available in Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington, D.C. . Instacart has partnered with more than 500 national and local retailers in several sectors, including grocery items, beauty products, wellness merchandise and electronics.

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MAY 10, 2016

From rough sledding in Nebraska to West Virginia, where conditions are best described as dismal, the voters voting today are hoping for a turnaround soon. percent growth, whereas, again, the nation saw 3.1 West Virginia. percent nationally. Store front and Main Street businesses to be specific. percent improvement.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The company has agreed to pay $32 million for a bank with six branches and $256 million of assets.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

PSCU , which is billed as the nation's premier credit union service organization (CUSO), has announced its new Enhanced Fraud Services system, which the company said “has helped 10 early adopter credit unions combat fraud of all types, ranging from first-party chargeback fraud to identifying card information being sold on the dark web.”.

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AUGUST 2, 2019

The Federal Reserve orchestrated an official investigation of an Amazon facility in Virginia, kicking off what is expected to be ongoing oversight of cloud providers, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal on Thursday (Aug 1). One of the main issues being revisited is Facebook’s purchase of Instagram and WhatsApp.

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JULY 15, 2020

The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), a Virginia-based trade group that promotes consumer choice and economic freedom through public policy, has asked the National Governor’s Association to push for specific and consistent mask mandates. A Goldman Sachs survey found that a national mask law could spare the U.S.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2024

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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DECEMBER 13, 2016

Southern National Bancorp of Virginia in McLean has agreed to buy Eastern Virginia Bankshares in Glen Allen for $178.3 million.

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MAY 7, 2020

Total claims filed since COVID-19 hit the nation in March have topped 30 million. The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending April 18 were in Vermont (25.2), West Virginia (21.9), Michigan (21.7), Rhode Island (20.4), Nevada (19.9), Connecticut (18.7), Puerto Rico (17.9), Georgia (17.3), New York (17.2)

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DECEMBER 16, 2019

Summit Community currently expects to use a 12-month economic forecast for qualitative factors , basing the forecast on national economic data from the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee and on subscription-based quarterly reports for its lending areas in Virginia and West Virginia.

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OCTOBER 4, 2019

percent APY, which is about 22 times higher than the average of national accounts. Credit Karma is partnering with West Virginia-based MVB Bank on the venture. CNBC reports that the savings account won’t have any fees and will not require a minimum balance to open. It offers a savings rate of 2.03

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JANUARY 20, 2020

Viettel, for its part, has over 110 million clients in 11 nations, including Peru, Hati and Cambodia. Richard Burr from North Carolina and Mark Warner from Virginia have put forward a bill to push back against the dominance of China in 5G by offering to subsidize firms in the U.S. Viettel announced the plan Friday (Jan.

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MAY 5, 2020

Eight additional states, Idaho, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Texas, West Virginia, Vermont and the District of Columbia, are slated to be added in June.

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DECEMBER 27, 2019

In separate news, reports surfaced in September that mobile sports betting is quickly growing to a point where New Jersey is close to topping Las Vegas as the biggest market in the nation. Mobile betting, however, is only allowed in five: New Jersey, West Virginia, Iowa, Pennsylvania and Nevada per earlier reports.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Bankruptcy Court in Richmond, Virginia. Wells Fargo National Association and Pathlight Capital LP will allow the company to operate while finalizing sales. The Fort Worth, Texas-based retailer franchise said it filed for chapter 11 protection Monday in U.S. The bankruptcy financing from lenders including Bank of America N.A.,

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

Virginia National and Fauquier Bankshares are planning to create a $1.6 billion-asset company focused on the middle part of the state.

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DECEMBER 27, 2018

Automatic digital registration of citizens at birth — “with his parents receiving an email welcoming him into the nation.”. For starters, the country made sure to bake in security and privacy safeguards from the start, according to Siva Vaidhyanathan , director of the Center for Media and Citizenship at the University of Virginia.

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OCTOBER 19, 2017

states, including Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. WEX will display its range of fleet industry products at the National Association of Convenience Stores trade show in Chicago from Oct. Sheetz boasts more than 550 locations in six U.S. billion range.

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OCTOBER 24, 2016

Access National in Reston, Va., has agreed to buy Middleburg Financial in Virginia for $233.1 million, or $32.51 a share, in stock.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Supreme Court ruled in May that states may legalize sports betting — it was already allowed in Nevada — four other states have approved such wagering: Delaware, Mississippi, New Jersey and West Virginia. The state allows both online and offline sports betting, with regulation oversight provided by the West Virginia Lottery Commission.

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OCTOBER 16, 2017

Grubhub , a mobile food ordering and delivery platform, is expanding its range of delivery and catering options once again, this time by announcing news of a partnership with another national leader in food services: BJ’s Restaurants and Brewhouse. BJ’s Restaurants, Inc., Additionally, corporate catering is available for business functions.

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OCTOBER 27, 2016

26) that its grocery delivery platform, AmazonFresh, is continuing its march toward national domination with the addition of two new cities : Chicago and Dallas. Amazon announced yesterday (Oct.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

National Bankshares in Virginia agrees to acquire in-state peer, Advia Credit Union in Kalamazoo strikes deal with Illinois bank, EBANX's annual Beyond Borders study launches and more in the weekly banking news roundup.

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MARCH 23, 2016

The Justice Department said on Tuesday (March 22) that it has charged three Syrian nationals — each of them identified as being members (current or former) of the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) — with counts of hacking and conspiracy.

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