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COVID-19 Pivot: Boston Restaurateur Turns Idle Space Into Cozy Money Maker

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Then the city of Boston told us we have a curfew of 10:00 p.m., That honors the 2015 passing of Boston hot dog cart owner Ezra “Speed” Anderson, Campbell’s friend. “A month or so ago, when we thought about this concept, we were planning to stay open till 1:00 a.m. like our liquor license tells us we can,” Campbell said.

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Tech Center: Boston Steps Up Its Tech Game

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Known for its Irish roots and sports teams, the city of Boston has significantly stepped up its technology game over the past few years. With 35 higher education institutions in the Boston area pumping out innovative tech startup companies left and right, the city has attracted big-time players in the industry. billion in 2015.

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Tech Center: Fishers Deepens Its Technology Innovation By Launching IoT Lab

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Technology innovation can happen at any place at any time. As rental prices for prime real estate in large cities continues to rise, startup companies and innovation centers look to the surrounding areas. In 2015, the company moved its entire headquarters from Indianapolis to downtown Fishers.

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18 Corporate Innovation Labs In Healthcare

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One solution: in-house healthcare innovation labs. We put together a list of healthcare innovation labs from new entries to the field, as well as some of the oldest — and most familiar — names in health. Sometimes corporate innovation goes wrong , and we’ve written about corporate innovation theater before.

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Paytronix Picks Payments Industry Veteran Porter For Board

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I look forward to working with the Paytronix team to bring its industry-leading innovation, including contactless ordering for table service … to markets around the globe,” said Porter. Amy is an exceptional entrepreneur,” said Nick Cayer, partner at Boston-based Great Hill Partners.

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What Payments Innovators Can Learn From Monkeys

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It also explains why some innovations in payments have been met with open arms by consumers and others given the cold shoulder. In 2015, these two researchers went back into the lab to dive deeper. Research that we did in 2015 on this topic then reported that nearly 60 percent of all searches related to commerce started in Amazon.

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Fed Names New Payments Security Leader

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Kenneth Montgomery, first vice president and chief operating officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, is taking up the position. The position means Montgomery will chair the Secure Payments Task Force, one of several task forces the Fed has formed to promote innovation and advancement in the industry.

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