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OCTOBER 21, 2020

HubSpot INBOUND , normally a multi-day conference held in Boston made the decision like so many others this year to make the 2020 conference virtual.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Boston is home to the world’s “statement race” — the Boston Marathon. you’d be hard-pressed to find a Chowdahead who doesn’t think Boston is the running capital of the world. you’d be hard-pressed to find a Chowdahead who doesn’t think Boston is the running capital of the world. I think that will carry into 2020.”.

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JUNE 19, 2020

While questions linger over the 2020 sports season, that hasn’t stopped DraftKings from upping its previously announced initial public offering (IPO) to 40 million shares of stock. . The Boston-based online sports gambling company announced Friday (June 19) it will sell 16 million shares of its stock. billion. . “I

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NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Businesses rapidly embraced digital solutions in 2020 as shopping (and eating) moved online while everyone hid out indoors. To illustrate how AI adoption is playing out in the field, the November Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker® contains a deep dive on the efforts of the Colorado-based Boston Market chain. Advanced AI Makes Systems Smarter.

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

ShipMonk has pulled in $290 million in a funding round led by Boston-based Summit Partners as part of an expansion effort. ShipMonk without question enabled us to both survive and thrive through 2020,” said Dylan Jacob , founder of BrüMate , an insulated drinkware brand. “We We couldn’t have foreseen this year’s increased demand.

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DECEMBER 23, 2019

Online betting company DraftKings is merging with two other companies and going public, according to a report by the Boston Business Journal. Jason Robins, the co-founder and CEO of DraftKings, is going to run the new company, which will be incorporated in Nevada and keep its headquarters in Boston.

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DECEMBER 23, 2019

Online betting company DraftKings is merging with two other companies and going public, according to a report by the Boston Business Journal. Jason Robins, the co-founder and CEO of DraftKings, is going to run the new company, which will be incorporated in Nevada and keep its headquarters in Boston.

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Perficient

JULY 30, 2020

BuiltIn Boston , an online tech community, recently interviewed Hiral Shah , a lead technical consultant at Perficient, to discuss the importance for women to self-advocate and the benefits she has realized as a result.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2020

The WSJ reported that Boston-based Bain raised the funds even though other global impact funds have struggled with fundraising this year, drawing just $14.6 6, 2020, and lists its “total amount sold” at that point as $596 million. billion through Nov. 20 compared with $76.2 billion through the same date in 2019. Deval Patrick.

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

Boston Consulting Group in September has estimated that the demand for luxury goods could underpin a spending boost on the order of 30 percent as the Chinese economy rebounds. The Chinese National Bureau of Statistics said August retail sales rose for the first time in 2020 by 0.5 percent from 2019.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Key Takeaways FinCEN reissued their Geographic Targeting Orders (GTO) that were originally issued in May 2020. On November 4 , 2020 , t he Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) reissued their Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs) to include the same 12 metropolitan areas issued in May 2020.

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APRIL 29, 2020

Major League Baseball (MLB) is giving teams the “go” sign to give fans refunds for 2020 games, given that the coronavirus outbreak seems likely to cancel many of the contests. The coronavirus pandemic is upsetting normal life the world over, and plenty of consumers want refunds on things they paid for but aren’t able to use.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Such has been the case for Boston wine bar haley.henry , an eatery known for small plates, tinned fish and all-natural, small-batch wines shipped from all over the world. The pandemic has been fundamentally disruptive for restaurants, requiring rapid pivots — mostly on the fly.

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Abrigo

MAY 11, 2020

On May 8, 2020, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) reissued their Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs) to include the same 12 metropolitan areas issued in November 2019 (read here ). The purchase amount threshold remains at $300,000 and will remain in effect until November 5, 2020. The GTO requires U.S. Learn more.

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MAY 7, 2020

reported a net loss of $402 million for the first quarter of 2020. Wynn Resorts runs the Encore and Wynn properties on the Strip as well as properties in Macau and the Encore Boston Harbor. With results that show how COVID-19 closures are impacting the gaming industry, Wynn Resorts Ltd.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Simon owns such properties as the upscale Copley Place in Boston. In 2020, every major traditional mall tenant was facing serious financial trouble or declared bankruptcy. The move comes as the retail industry is reeling from a double blow: fallout from the pandemic and the great shift of consumer buying to online sales.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

22), Boston Consulting Group has estimated that that demand for luxury items could underpin a spending boost on the order of 30 percent as the Chinese economy rebounds. And yet, overall spending across the luxury industry could shrink by as much as 45 percent through 2020, as other regions and countries – Europe and the U.S.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Bloomberg reported this week that Boston-based home décor eCommerce giant Wayfair turned in strong third quarter financials, noting that the firm’s quarterly results “exceeded analysts’ estimates, suggesting the wave of home improvement inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic is lingering.”. percent of overall orders in Q3 2020 in contrast to 67.3

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JULY 12, 2020

But Dr. Joshua Barocas , an infectious disease physician at Boston Medical Center, said the conditions had “set up a perfect storm: the combination of travel, the combination of reopening — perhaps in some cases, too early,” CNN reported.

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JULY 31, 2019

The company expects to give PayPal access to workers’ compensation claimants in 2020. Boston-based auto, home and business insurer Safety Insurance said it will roll out Same-Day ACH payment capabilities for insurance claims. Other outside players are looking to tackle the insurance payout pain points.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2020

In its March 2020 brief “Developments in Open Banking and APIs: Where Does the U.S. the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston said, “To date, U.S. It’s part of that “stand back” posture the Boston Fed noted in its March brief. isn’t in the lead here, which is okay.

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JUNE 8, 2020

TA Associates acquired a majority of AffiniPay in February 2020, with Great Hill exiting its investment. Amy is an exceptional entrepreneur,” said Nick Cayer, partner at Boston-based Great Hill Partners. In 2019, Porter took on the role of executive chairman at AffiniPay.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Amazon announced plans for Sidewalk last year, and the company said in this week’s update that it is now set to launch the initiative at some point in 2020. Call it “home connectivity beyond the home.”. eCommerce giant Amazon announced new details this week about Amazon Sidewalk, its bid to create a distributed (localized) IoT network.

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JANUARY 5, 2020

According to the filing , One Medical has nine locations — Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Phoenix, San Diego, the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle and Washington, D.C. In October , One Medical joined forces with JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley for an IPO sometime during the first quarter of 2020. million on $176.8

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JANUARY 15, 2020

Dallas-Fort Worth, Boston, Ohio and North Carolina are among the next markets the pharmacy chain is targeting for the growth of HealthHUB in 2020. CVS rolled out three HealthHUB concept stores in Texas close to the conclusion of 2018 and grew the offering to 50 locations in four markets by the end of last year.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The year started out looking pretty promising to Loic Le Garrec , owner of Boston’s Petit Robert Bistro. Mild winter weather in Boston had led to stronger-than-average performances in January and February, and Le Garrec told Karen Webster in a digital discussion that as March approached, he had every reason for optimism. “I

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Here, a fraudster obtains a legitimate user’s details to take over their online accounts, enabling the theft of money or a credit card, according to Marianne Crowe, vice president in the Secure Payments Innovation and Research group at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. COVID-19 has spurred an increase in these remote authentication scams.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Bloomberg reported this week that Boston-based home décor eCommerce giant Wayfair turned in strong Q3 financials, noting that the firm’s quarterly results “exceeded analysts’ estimates, suggesting the wave of home improvement inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic is lingering.”. percent of overall orders in Q3 2020 in contrast to 67.3

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The company’s goal is to have Tide Cleaners at more than 2,000 spots across the United States by the latter part of 2020. There are currently boxes in Dallas, Boston, Cincinnati, Nashville, Denver, Washington D.C. The service works with drop boxes in offices, storefronts and high-rise buildings.

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MARCH 20, 2018

The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has released a new report that suggests corporate bankers may be able to halt shrinking profits through digital transformation. Over the next five years, we expect 30 percent of traditional corporate banking revenues to be accessible solely through digital channels.”.

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OCTOBER 16, 2019

Boston startup True Tickets is teaming up with the Broadway theater company The Shubert Organization for blockchain-based mobile ticket delivery , the companies said in a press release Wednesday (Oct. Shubert Ticketing sells tickets through its retail brand, Telecharge, as well as through hundreds of third-party agents.

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OCTOBER 16, 2019

Boston startup True Tickets is teaming up with the Broadway theater company The Shubert Organization for blockchain-based mobile ticket delivery , the companies said in a press release Wednesday (Oct. Shubert Ticketing sells tickets through its retail brand, Telecharge, as well as through hundreds of third-party agents.

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JULY 31, 2019

WeWork was the recipient of a $650 million revolver in 2014 from JPMorgan that expires in late 2020. While WeWork doesn’t own much in the way of property, it has a valuation that is more than double that of Boston Properties, which is one of the biggest owners of high-quality office buildings in the country. earlier in May.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Building Engines: Boston-based Building Engines’ platform, Prism, brings together the technology and applications required for building management in one place. and adjusted EBITDA of $860M in 2020, and it also reported having $68.9B The deal is expected to close in Q4’21. WHO ARE THE PARTIES TO THE DEAL? square feet.

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

We want restaurants to work so badly that we are willing to lie to ourselves,” Heather Mojer, co-owner and beverage director at Boston-based Big Dipper Hospitality Group , operator of the Café Du Pays, Mamaleh’s Delicatessen and State Park restaurants, wrote in an Instagram post. “We

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OCTOBER 19, 2020

The pandemic and its unexpected duration have put an exclamation mark on this powerful dynamic in the physical world by accelerating the demise of the shops, malls and restaurants that were already on shaky ground in January of 2020. The owner of an upscale hair salon in Boston is an example of a business living this reality.

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JANUARY 9, 2021

In it, a series of Boston Dynamics robots definitively answer the question: Do you love me, now that I can dance? Which, according to Aaron Saunders , Boston Dynamics’ VP of engineering, is pretty much the point: introducing the world to the fun side of robotics. The answer, incidentally, is yes. Yes, we do. And that was pre-COVID-19.

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