PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

With more than 700 now in operation across the United States, small business accelerators are becoming increasingly crucial engines of the U.S. And the financial benefits of these accelerators may only be the start of the equation, at least according to Joe Munk, program manager at the Portland State University Startup Accelerator in Oregon.

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MAY 5, 2017

The probe zeros in specifically on the “Greyball” software developed by Uber which identified and blocked rides to transportation regulators posing as customers in an attempt to prove Uber was operating illegally under-the-radar.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

PYMNTS recently caught up with Joe Munk, the program manager of the Portland State University Startup Accelerator in Oregon, to discuss small business accelerators, the benefits of collaboration and what he sees ahead for startup success.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Well, according to Cofounder and CEO Eric Breon, scaling was a matter of necessity when Vacasa first started out because rental homes were illegal in the company’s home turf of Portland, Oregon, in all but commercial areas (which greatly limited the company’s initial reach). Italy, Spain, Belize and Chile.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2019

Separately, in Oregon, Portland Public Schools is, according to The Oregonian , “on track” to recover $2.9 Officials said that, as had been estimated by the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center, more than 14,000 complaints tied to BEC have been reported, with $1.1 billion stolen by victims. Individual Case.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

BMW’s car-sharing service, ReachNow , stopped operating in Seattle and Portland in July. Lime will continue to operate its on-demand electric scooter and bikeshare service in Seattle. It will also stop accepting new sign-ups for the offering on Oct. 14, GeekWire reported. billion,” Lime said in a blog post at the time.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2016

The first opening will take place in Frisco, Texas next March, followed by Indianapolis, Indiana; Lexington, Kentucky; Schaumburg, Illinois; Boulder, Colorado; and Portland, Oregon in the second quarter of 2017. Less is more,” Dustin Netral, SVP of operations for Fabletics, said in a press release.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2018

Uber spent $200 million to acquire bike-sharing operator JUMP , according to reports. Motivate is dominant in New York (operating as CitiBike) and has a big presence in Lyft’s hometown of San Francisco (operating as Ford GoBike), among many other cities.”. It was not specified when Lyft would close its acquisition.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

However, the store isn’t quite operating at full capacity, as COVID-related limitations have made that impossible. . Mackey said the chain has taken a long hard look at its operations to find more cost reductions. Whole Foods Promises Price Cuts. Grocery Delivery Firm Weee! Has A Big Year .

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2019

Convenience store operator 7-Eleven is launching beer and cider delivery in select U.S. Customers can place their beer orders via the 7Now app. A company statement revealed that a section of the app called “The Beer Necessities” will offer “everything from traditional beers to craft beers and ciders.”

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 30, 2018

We are in the process of integrating BigBasket on our app,” said Amit Sinha, Paytm Mall’s chief operating officer. Portland and several areas of New York City, including Chelsea, Greenwich Village, Murray Hill and Union Square, the eCommerce giant said in an announcement. and additional New York City neighborhoods.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

A study from Portland, Oregon–based hardware security research company Eclypsium found that many ATMs suffered a severe security flaw in their third-party Windows drivers that allowed fraudsters access to the cash dispersal system. ATMs are common avenues for fraud, however, especially those that are running outdated software.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 18, 2017

Portland, Oregon-based online bank Simple reduced its workforce by nearly 10 percent earlier this week, marking its second round of layoffs in 2017. Among executives leaving the company are its chief marketing officer, chief people officer, vice president of operations and vice president of engineering, according to the report.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2018

Since its launch, the company has operated in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York, San Diego and Seattle. It also announced today that it has added two new markets to its platform: Portland and Washington, D.C., putting it on track to be in 12 major U.S. markets by the end of 2018. There are also plans for global expansion in 2019.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

The weekend-only menu is being tested out at 78 Starbucks locations in Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, according to Fortune. Kevin Johnson, Starbucks president and chief operating officer, said on a third-quarter conference call that food sales for Starbucks had grown 10 percent for the quarter and were at an all-time high. to 2 p.m.,

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

These positions are located in Goodyear, Arizona; Cheshire, Connecticut; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Portland, Tennessee; and Martinsburg, West Virginia, as well as in product-specific fulfillment centers in Sacramento, California; Stone Mountain, Georgia; Secaucus, New Jersey; and Joppa, Maryland.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 28, 2016

Despite operating an ocean away, MallforAfrica owns a logistics center in Portland, Oregon, from which it will handle the shipping and fulfillment for eBay orders destined for African travel.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 28, 2020

But that’s exactly what a Portland, Oregon-based company called DHVANI has done – and it has even taken the gambit one level higher. It has taken some resources away from day-to-day manufacturing operations, which has led to delays with certain fabrics. Not many direct-to-consumer (DTC) startups can say they broke into the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2018

According to Chain Store Age, the company said, “This approach will not only better emphasize the go-to market strategy, but will also offer restaurants and businesses the same competitive advantage that is available to some of the largest foodservice operators.” Earlier this week, the company announced that net sales increased 5.1

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2019

Mastercard has expanded its services for SMBs in several ways over the quarter, launching new SMB card rewards that operate like a “toolbox” for fulfilling recurring needs, such as Mastercard ID Theft Protection. Many of the company’s SMB projects are overseas.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2017

Sur La Table operates more than 100 brick-and-mortar stores, a website, and a catalog. per month, Instacart Express members can take advantage of the new Sur La Table service in San Francisco, Portland, and Chicago, with more than 70 percent of stores in other markets to be covered by June. It already offered merchandise delivery.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2019

and Portland, Maine. According to the newspaper, those new hotels “will join a smattering of hotels already operating around the world under names more associated with fashion, jewelry, crystal or home goods, including Armani, Versace, Bulgari, Baccarat, Ikea, Muji and Shinola.”. Unattended Retail.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2020

The Portland-Oregon-based company has quietly become a rainmaker in the space, raising $319 million from investors in Q4 2019 alone, bringing its private equity take to nearly $527 million to date. If Airbnb is the face of home sharing, then Vacasa is the smile.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2020

But it wasn’t until he attended the West Coast Beard and Mustache Championship in Portland in 2012 — basically a beauty contest for facial hair — that he realized beard love was a much bigger phenomenon, and one he wanted to stake an entrepreneurial flag into. .

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TrustBank

JUNE 3, 2021

A closer look at the data by metro regions in which Washington Trust Bank primarily operates shows that this decrease in available listings is occurring locally as well. The active listing count by metro region has also declined when compared to the previous 4 year average.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2020

Indie bookstore Powell’s in Portland, Oregon couldn’t guarantee that the order would be processed until seven to 14 days. At half of the total eCommerce volume, its distribution center can deliver on time when operating normally, but the company has committed to an inconsistent set of priorities as necessary in this crisis.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2020

A UPS spokesman told the WSJ that the company will pick up packages from customers whose “demand exceeded allocated space” once more capacity becomes available. Reaction from the brands involved did not show any alarm over the move and UPS had no official confirmation of the selective delays. in a statement. “We

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MyBankTracker

APRIL 19, 2021

A 30-year-old male living in Portland will pay $171 per month for full coverage, while a 30-year-old female will pay $185 per month for the same policy. An 18-year-old male driver in Portland will pay $708 a month ($8,496 per year) for full coverage. Two companies operating in the same location can charge radically different premiums.

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2018

But mall owners and operators are occupied with a different focus: what to do with closing anchor tenants that once filled valuable space in their malls. While mall owners and operators face their share of challenges, Simon Property Group’s revenues clocked in at $1.4 Buoyed by strong consumer spending and its resilience in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2019

Apart from online sales, they have brick and mortar stores in Seattle, Portland, Denver and Whistler, British Columbia ( with a 100,000 square foot retail operation under construction in Salt Lake City), an adventure travel business, and an outreach program to local retailers.

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JUNE 13, 2019

Apart from online sales, they have brick-and-mortar stores (in Seattle, Portland, Denver and Whistler, and British Columbia, with a 100,000-square-foot retail operation under construction in Salt Lake City), an adventure travel business and an outreach program to local retailers.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

More importantly, how does one use such a thing — or even a bike — and operate it in an urban environment without falling off, getting hit and suffering injury? Bird , a company focused on e-scooters , provided more than 10 million rides in its first 12 months of operation. It’s hardly an academic concern. Scooter Accident.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2017

And while the vision of appealing to a mature palate was clear to Marvil and Jones, when it came to actualizing their business idea, the strenuous process would take them down a long, winding road that started with mapping out the scale of their operation before finding the right real estate. “We Portland, Ore. Growing Thirst for Suds.

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TrustBank

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The data for Portland, OR and Seattle, WA — markets in the Washington Trust Bank footprint — observed iBuyer market share of 2.3% An investor operating in this way takes available housing inventory out of the market and exacerbates the (low) supply problem observed in the market this year. and 0.5%, respectively.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The direct-to-consumer business model allows us to keep operational costs to a minimum, thus maximizing the amount we can re-invest into damaged diamond mining communities through our foundation, the Greener Diamond. And from an operational perspective, the program has certainly helped reduce return rates.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2016

First, according to Breon, Vacasa tends to operate in smaller towns and more affluent communities, where people have vacation or second homes, as opposed to larger cities and urban centers, where Airbnb typically dominates the market. One difference between us and Airbnb is we actually follow local zoning laws,” Breon said.

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APRIL 5, 2017

This means faster and more cost-efficient delivery, as we don’t spend on other stores to operate, making us a true “one-stop shop.”. What makes goPuff unique from other delivery services is that we have local warehouses in every city, stocked with inventory, allowing us to control the experience and bring products directly to our customers.

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