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Facebook’s News Accelerator Nets Extra $5M For Local Newspapers

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Really, the focus is on building the right type of community. The Lenfest Institute’s mission is to develop and support sustainable business models for local journalism,” said the institute’s Director of Operations Ken Herts. “We Also in January, the social media giant opened a 130,000-square-foot office in Cambridge , Massachusetts.

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How Texas Restaurants Are Using A Safety Seal of Approval To Get Customers Back

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Last month, the two entities said they were working in partnership with Dallas College to train, inspect and certify restaurants, and their safety efforts, as they reopen in the wake of the pandemic. For now, restaurants that are reopening are operating at 50 percent or less capacity, said Monastero, pressuring margins.

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Why Pets Are Pulling Retail Innovation’s Leash

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The new developments show, among other things, the importance of social media — and also prescriptions — when it comes to capturing the dollars of pet owners, who are always a steady source of both digital and physical commerce. The retailer plans to bring its number of clinics to 100 from the current 21 in operation.

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Can Lime Make Consumers Feel Safer About Scooters And Bikes?

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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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Car Vending Machine Company Carvana Goes Up Against Wall Street

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The analyst community balked at longer-term questions about the company’s liquidity even though 2019 was the company’s sixth straight year of triple-digit revenue growth with over 177,000 cars delivered and just shy of $4 billion in revenue. billion, on an 82 percent increase in retail sales. Ontario (L.A.), Oklahoma City, and Memphis.

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