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Amazon To Build $40M Robotics Innovation Hub Near Boston

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Amazon is planning to build a $40 million state-of-the-art robotics innovation hub near Boston that will result in the creation of 200 tech and manufacturing jobs, Amazon announced in a press release Wednesday (Nov. The 350,000-square-foot facility will be located in Westborough, Massachusetts, which is 35 miles west of Boston.

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60 Percent Of Americans Want The Branch, Not Mobile, To Open New Account

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From mid-2012 to mid-2017, Capital One Financial Corp. cut 22 percent and Regions Financial Corp. Bank of America is expanding this year into Pittsburgh, while JPMorgan will open as many as 400 branches over five years into cities like Boston and Washington, D.C. cut 32 percent of its branches, SunTrust Banks Inc.

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Top News In Payments: Bank Closings Hit Rural Areas; Kaspersky Highlights Rise Of Fake Notifications

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In today’s top payments news, more than half of the 3,114 counties in the United States lost bank branches from 2012 to 2017. Over half of the 3,114 counties in the United States lost bank branches from 2012 to 2017, with rural areas feeling the brunt of the closures per Federal Reserve research.

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CFPB announces senior leadership changes

CFPB Monitor

Laura Fiene will serve as West Regional Director. Hand joined the Bureau in 2012 and has 17 years of experience, having worked in consumer advocacy, community development, and on Capitol Hill. Mr. Duke has 27 years of experience in public policy, including 20 years on Capitol Hill serving with three different members of Congress.

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Building A Better Digital Bridg For Customers

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Founded in 2012 in Los Angeles, the digital marketing firm works to bridge (hence the name) the gap so that the various communications don’t fall into the void. “We Boston-based readers know — and likely love — Papa Gino’s, a regional pizza chain that had developed a serious defection problem. Redefining Goals .

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18 Corporate Innovation Labs In Healthcare

CB Insights

The app has won multiple awards since it was released in 2012. Innovation centers across the globe in Boston, London, California, and Shanghai serve as regional hubs that can connect with local entrepreneurs, scientists, and technologies. Boston Children’s Hospital — Innovation and Digital Health Accelerator (IDHA).

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How Masabi Makes Public Transit Ticketing Mobile

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In 2012, we moved beyond the U.K. with a platform called JustRide, which is a cloud-based collection of railways, and we launched in Boston with the city’s commuter rail service,” Donovan said. From there, we’ve moved to a number of different agencies, not just in the United States but around the globe.”. “I

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