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Amazon’s New Arlington HQ Looks To Hire 400 This Year

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Amazon has announced that it’s looking to fill jobs for its new headquarters in Arlington, Va., and to help build up the community, according to a blog post. The company said it wants to create 400 jobs this year and about 25,000 in the next 10 years and beyond.

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ParkMobile, Arlington County partner to roll out contactless parking payments

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US-based parking and mobility solutions company ParkMobile has partnered with Arlington County to promote contactless payments for parking.

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Amazon HQ2 Triggers Spike In VA Home Sales

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Home sales in Arlington, VA have increased 17.3 In addition, there has been a larger drop in Arlington’s home inventory, which indicates that the supply cannot meet the demand. With a household name as big as Amazon moving into Arlington’s backyard, we expected that home prices were going to increase. million — a 22.1

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Transactions: Fifth Third acquires fintech Rize Money

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Arlington, Va.-based Fifth Third Bank acquired embedded payments fintech Rize Money last week as the bank looks to enhance its financial product offerings. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Penske Announces Launch Of Carsharing Unit

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Transportation company Penske Corporation announced that it is rolling out its new carsharing service in Washington, DC and Arlington, VA, this week. Penske Dash provides members with on-demand access to Volkswagen Jetta SE vehicles that can be rented by the minute, hour or day through the Penske Dash app.

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Local Governments Move In On Retail Vacancies

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Arlington, Massachusetts, passed a measure in 2017 that fines landlords $400 annually for each vacant storefront. In a year, 17 empty storefronts in Arlington Center, the historic business center of town, decreased by 11. And coincidentally, the city of Arlington, Virginia is doing the same. Oftentimes, this is not the case.

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Nestle, HelloFresh Give Meal Kits Second Wind In Stay-at-Home Economy

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It is currently working to temporarily reopen its Arlington, Texas plant in an effort to keep up with demand. Blue Apron has also had trouble meeting labor demands, according to reports.

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