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Local Governments Move In On Retail Vacancies

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It was supposed to be a thriving retail center in Milwaukee when it was built seven years ago. It’s one approach to a growing retail vacancy issue that local governments are getting more aggressive in trying to solve. has hiked the normal commercial property tax rate on vacant property from between $1.65 But it never happened.

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Five At Five: France Aims To Tax Big Tech

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Today’s coverage includes the latest European push to tax such companies as Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon. France’s Finance Minister Wants EU-Wide Digital Tax By Year End. The new tax would apply to Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon so that they are paying what the government sees as a fairer tax rate in the region.

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Facebook Tracker: East, West And Everything In Between

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Henrico County, Virginia. Last week, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe announced that Facebook would be building its next data center in Henrico County, just outside of Richmond, to the tune of $1 billion — $750 million for construction and $250 million for solar facilities to power the data center.

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Fizzle Of The Week: The NYC Amazon HQ That Will Never Be

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Amazon confirmed that it will instead move forward with plans for Northern Virginia and Nashville, and continue to hire and grow across its “17 corporate offices and tech hubs in the U.S. Instead of working with the community, Amazon threw away that opportunity.”. and Canada.”. First in that line was Governor Cuomo. “A

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

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Goes to Larry Mazza and the crew at MVB Bank in West Virginia. Goes to Eric Sprink, Coastal Community Bank , Everett, Wash. Through all this, First Farmers has remained disciplined in performance and squarely focused on customers and community. Like how does that play into our communities? The Bank That Gets Fintech.

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The Election That Misplaced Small Businesses

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million businesses that line the main streets and side streets of the local communities across the U.S. Trade has been a big topic of conversation on the campaign trail, as have debt, taxes, wages, immigration and monetary policy. 2) Can taxes be made comprehensible?

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The Thinker

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Retail locations: Seven. in Coldwater, Ohio, and ICBA’s incoming chairman, held fast to his community bank’s conservative lending practices. What concerned me most wasn’t that the customer was upset with me,” recalls Hartings of the homebuyers who ignored his community bank’s cautiously pragmatic approach. “I By Kelly Pike.

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