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Veteran COO to take charge at Vantage West Credit Union

American Banker

Sandra Sagehorn-Elliott will take over as the president and CEO of the Tucson, Ariz.-based based institution next month, having served as chief operating officer of two different credit unions.

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Nearly 100 Pizza Huts To Test Beer Delivery

PYMNTS

As restaurant operators seek to bolster sales in the face of weak traffic growth, Yum! The new rollout will include cities such as Tucson, Prescott and Winslow in Arizona, and Los Angeles, Bakersfield, Sacramento and Santa Barbara in California.

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UPS Invests In Autonomous Driving Firm TuSimple

PYMNTS

Right now, autonomous UPS trucks are operating an a stretch of highway between Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona. Postal service running mail through three states in the Southwest. Those results are being evaluated, the company said. . The trucks are traveling about 100 miles at a time.

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CFPB announces advisory committee members

CFPB Monitor

Racardo McLaughlin, VP Mortgage Originations/Operations, TwinStar Credit Union (Lacey, WA), was appointed to serve as CUAC Chairperson. Michael Staten, Professor and Associate Dean, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ). Brad Williamson, CEO & President, Islanders Bank (Friday Harbor, WA). Credit Union Advisory Council.

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Uber Of X: goPuff Is The Uber Of Convenience Store Items

PYMNTS

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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Taking The Used Car Salesmen Out Of Used Car Sales

PYMNTS

Carvana operates differently than most other car dealerships, used or new. It is easier to establish an operation with this smaller footprint, Keeton noted, and the company can use a hauler to deliver cars to each location as needed. They just can’t shake the vending machine if the car gets stuck. Getting one’s wheels online.

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Why The Sweet Smell Of Tech Success Can Be Rife With Failure

PYMNTS

It was bulky, the screen interactivity was buggy and – most critics noted – the Windows XP operating system worked wonderfully for desktop computers, but was a bad fit on a tablet, and mostly served to make it slow. .” That is not quite how the story turned out. After a splashy launch, the feedback on the early tablet wasn’t stellar.

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