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15 Minutes With … Jimmy Rasmussen

Independent Banker

Finally, I focus on economic news in our markets, which include five communities south of Houston. The Houston region has seen substantial layoffs, and the daily headlines predict more will be announced. In fact, huge expansion projects are now underway across our region. IB: Galveston has a big tourist economy.

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Credit unions continue to see growth in auto lending

Abrigo

In a recent article from Credit Union Times , 71 million consumers had an auto loan in the first quarter of 2015, the most since the recession and an increase of 1.2 Regionally, Southern credit unions continue to dominate in total new vehicle loans, with more than $39 billion reported for the period ending December 31st.

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Super-Sizing Commerce For The Super Bowl

PYMNTS

, and perhaps it’s for the best if we all take a page from Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and Georgia Governor Nathan Deal and keep the coming fight light — and focused on various samplings of regional deliciousness. The most watched came the year before, in 2015 — when the Patriots took down the Seahawks in from of 114 million people.

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Super-Sizing Commerce For The Super Bowl

PYMNTS

, and perhaps it’s for the best if we all take a page from Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and Georgia Governor Nathan Deal and keep the coming fight light — and focused on various samplings of regional deliciousness. The most watched came the year before, in 2015 — when the Patriots took down the Seahawks in from of 114 million people.

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33 Ways Drones Will Impact Society: From Fighting War to Forecasting Weather, UAVs Change Everything

CB Insights

While recreational drones are strictly prohibited in active forest fire regions, they have proved useful when operated by the appropriate teams. However, access to modern medicine has been rather difficult in many rural regions around the world. LTE vs. Wi-Fi) will be provided to which regions. Conservation. Telecommunications.

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Where Pharmacy Giants Walgreens, CVS, Walmart, And Rite Aid Are Placing Private Market Bets

CB Insights

In 2015, Walgreens participated alongside OrbiMed Advisors and other investors in the $11M Series B of Israel-based telemedicine company TytoCare. Rite Aid has made 4 acquisitions since 2012, the most recent being the 2015 acquisition of pharmacy benefit management company Envision Pharmaceutical Services in a deal valued at $2B.