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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. Technology capabilities will be provided by Ridecell, while Volkswagen will supply OEM capabilities. “We

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

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We have four high-growth food brands in our group, all benefiting from our strong growth engine, technology and supply chain infrastructure.”. It is currently working to temporarily reopen its Arlington, Texas plant in an effort to keep up with demand. CPG brand Nestlé announced that it has closed a deal to acquire Freshly , a U.S.

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Walmart To Beef Up Its IT Staff By 2,000

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Walmart , the world’s biggest retailer, is gearing up to bring on 2,000 technology professionals during 2019 to support its operations in stores and online. Amazon has named Arlington, Virginia as one of its homes for its second headquarters. Currently, there are around 7,500 IT experts.

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FDIC and Duke University announce fintech research conference

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This Wednesday April 24th, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative will host a conference titled “ Fintech and the Future of Banking ” in Arlington, Virginia.

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Apple Acquires Self-Driving Startup Drive.ai

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The purchase will add engineers to the company’s ranks, along with other individuals who have knowledge about the technology and how it works. . It had also teamed up with the city of Arlington in Texas for a self-driving shuttle service. Apple has bought autonomous car startup Drive.ai, according to a report by CNBC.

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

Whether it’s products and services, technology strategies or employee benefits, independent community banks decide on their own terms what’s best for their business and their customers. Dempster says his bank does have the technology to handle mortgage transactions virtually, and some customers prefer that. A: Technology.

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Cities Partner With Apps To Create Their Own Ridesharing Services

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The city of Arlington, Texas, located just outside Dallas, for example, had a single bus route — and discovered that most of its riders were students at the University of Texas branch there. So, late last year, Arlington voted to end the route and replaced it with a ridesharing service in December. The Technology.

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