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Independence Day 2017 – By The Numbers

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billion : How much Americans plan to spend celebrating July 4th in 2017 — a slight 1.4 That is slightly less than the number of people living in Brooklyn today (though still more than the approximately 700,000 people currently living in Boston). For those of you driving in Boston for the first time, well, buckle up and good luck.

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Tech Center: Startup Genome’s 2017 Global Startup Ecosystem Report

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In its seventh administering of this research, dubbed the “Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2017,” Startup Genome was able to uncover the current state of the globalization of startups and their ecosystems. The top 20 in Startup Genome’s 2017 Global Startup Ecosystem Ranking include the following cities: Silicon Valley. Los Angeles.

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FinCEN reissues real estate Geographic Targeting Orders

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It will equip lenders with the knowledge they need to know to detect and report illicit activity. FinCEN issued guidance in 2017 for GTO responsibilities for financial institutions, and this guidance is still applicable today ( FIN-2017-A003 ). New York City and Miami were the original targets under the first order in 2016.

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And Then There Were 20 — The Amazon HQ2 Finalists

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Austin, Boston, New York and D.C. Amazon first solicited proposals for its new HQ2 in September 2017. Boston, Massachusetts. When Amazon came to Seattle, Washington, it changed the region through a boom in development to keep up with growth in employees and higher rent prices. Politicians across the U.S. Austin, Texas.

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

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But just earlier this month, a report found that the mass exodus of consumers to various digital channels has pushed the closure of 1,700 branches in the 12 months ending in June 2017 – the largest one-year decline on record. From mid-2012 to mid-2017, Capital One Financial Corp. cut 22 percent and Regions Financial Corp.

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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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Starbucks Hits 16.3M Mobile Users, Eyes Expanded Delivery

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After a disappointing holiday quarter in 2017, the pressure was on Starbucks , which reported its most recent quarterly earnings yesterday (Jan. Overall, sales were up 3 percent, and transactions were up 1 percent in the Asia-Pacific region as a whole. By the numbers, Starbucks delivered. Earnings came in at $.68 As of Tuesday (Jan.

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