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The move toward a connected car ecosystem includes the potential use of digital license plates on vehicles — an effort that has now spread to Michigan. The plates reportedly will cost Michigan drivers either $499 or $799, depending on the model; that cost does not include installation. Smart Cities Rise.

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Knowing that customers are increasingly keen to explore niche products and new tastes, Kroger is able to innovate based on what’s already popular. Major CPG brands have struggled to innovate. The company often takes popular items like chocolate bars and adds an upscale twist: Richmond Times. This helps them increase their margins.

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While Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by a margin of 3 million, it was the collective votes of the roughly 110,000 people in the working class counties in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin who turned those blue states, red — and put President Donald J. WHAT DO HILLBILLIES HAVE TO DO WITH PAYMENTS INNOVATION? BY THE NUMBERS.

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