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Retail Rents Falling From Manhattan To Los Angeles

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The worst results came from Lower Manhattan’s Broadway/Houston Street/Broome Street area, where average asking price per square foot tumbled 25 percent year on year. That’s nearly twice the drop that retail rents saw following the 2008 Great Recession. Nationwide, Moody’s Analytics estimated that effective retail rents would fall 11.1

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Oprah Enters The Restaurant World

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As of today, the international media titan has announced an investment in True Food Kitchen , a healthy eating startup based out of Houston. The firm was founded in 2008 by Dr. Andrew Weil and Phoenix restaurateur Sam Fox, and was built around Weil’s anti-inflammatory food pyramid. Oprah Winfrey is becoming a restaurateur.

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Why Smart Cities Of The Future Won’t Be Built In A Day

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The Houston Astrodome, when it opened in 1968, was billed as the eighth wonder of the world – a modern technological marvel and the future of all sporting complexes. Houston sports teams started leaving it for other smaller, more purpose-built venues. Citing code violations, the city of Houston shuttered the structure in 2008.

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Retail Pulse: Brookstone Files For Bankruptcy; Kroger Launches New Delivery Service

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But even with these challenges, Brookstone was able to outlive other specialty retailers such as The Sharper Image , which filed for bankruptcy protection and shut down operations in 2008, and SkyMall , which filed for bankruptcy in 2015. The offering will debut in Houston, Louisville, Nashville and Kroger’s hometown of Cincinnati. .

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Top 63 Online Digital Banks for U.S. Consumers (Nov 2023)

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2,500 $992 16 Betterment 498 2008 NYC 1,930,000 $435 17 Wealthfront 453 2011 SF 1,964,000 $274 18 Petal 404 2016 NYC 340,000 $992 19 Braid 390 2019 SF 12,000 $0 20 M1 Finance 371 2015 Chicago 1,230,000 2.2 197,000 $1,700 2 Robinhood 6080 2013 SF 17,190,000 $6,200 3 SoFi 4017 2011 SF 13,080,000 4.6 2 $520 12 Acorns 613 2012 LA 2,170,000 2.3

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Top 21 Online Digital Accounting Services for Small Businesses (SMB): Jan 2022

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Learn More FAB Score* HQ Founded Funding $M Visits (Dec 21) [link] FinancePal 2 Chicago 2015 0 8,700 Apply [link] Xero 5,048 Wellington, NZ 2006 681 24,800,000 Apply [link] Freshbooks 844 Toronto 2003 206 [link] HighRadius 240 Houston 2003 475 370,000 Apply [link] Patriot 170 Canton, OH 2002 4.4 3,900,000 Apply [link] Paperclip 30 SF 2021 8.8

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Community banks are thriving in Texas

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With the record growth of San Antonio, Houston and Austin, southern Texas is becoming a hub for business. The Houston metro took the 10th spot with a 20.3% It includes Hewlett Packard Enterprise, which is moving its headquarters to the Houston area. Houston suffered damage from Hurricane Harvey in 2017. By Mindy Charski.

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