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Why Libraries Are Giving Up On Late Fees

PYMNTS

Paul, Minnesota; Dallas, Texas; and Oakland, California – in what has become known of late as the library fee amnesty movement that has been quietly (they are libraries after, all) picking up steam in 2019. Paul, Minnesota killed overdue fines, some branches have seen a double-digit percentage increase in circulation.

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Should Unstaffed Stores Be Shelved?

PYMNTS

Automation promises many benefits in retail, including the potential to reduce costs and improve the customer experience. So far, the results have been mixed; in China, the market appears to be deflating, while in the U.K. Isn’t Only for Big Brands. Just because you can doesn’t mean you should, though. In the U.S.,

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The case for end-to-end digital lending

Independent Banker

Demand for digital banking products and services is on the rise across different geographic markets and customer demographics. “In In order to stay competitive, we thought it was important to have various digital loan offerings available for our customers,” Jundt says. Beth Mattson-Teig is a writer in Minnesota.

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CEO Roundtable: Ideas for a successful 2023

Independent Banker

One of the biggest challenges is simply navigating market uncertainty related to Federal Reserve policy and the direction of the economy. Anita Drentlaw , CEO, president and CFO at $190 million-asset New Market Bank in Elko New Market, Minn. Anita Drentlaw, New Market Bank. By Beth Mattson-Teig. James Sills.

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2020 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

This is a classic bank deal – one acronym buys another at a good price and plans to cut the hell out of cost while adding markets. Credit Union Merger of the Year Minnesota-based Firefly and TruStone credit unions come to terms on a solid combination in the Twin Cities area. Market cap in January: $19B. To all the I.T.

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Bright Paths Students Demonstrate New Skills with Incredible Variety of Apps

Perficient

In her first semester at Southwest Minnesota State University, she majored in Computer Science and learned quite a lot about terminals, using Jedit, and also learned about gates and machine languages operating off binary numbers. Deepti Dhar’s Bright Paths Project: Welcome to Stock Market. Bright Paths Project: Welcome to Stock Market.

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Here Are 35 Casualties Of The Retail Apocalypse And Why They Failed

CB Insights

Formerly beloved brands such as Aeropostale, American Apparel, and PacSun bit the dust in 2016, and the pace of retail deaths has accelerated since then. Additionally, many of these physical retailers have lost the cache they once had as new direct-to-consumer brands with a hyper-focus on specific products have taken off.

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