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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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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

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Gonzo readers, 2021 was just plain schizophrenic. 2021 fintech investments, merger activities, and overall focus were off the charts. Two, read and enjoy the 2021 GonzoBanker awards, our annual take on the best things we saw during the year. From nowhere, sizable regional players are being created. Doug Larson.

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Data Dive, Go Big Edition: Apple, Amazon And CloudKitchens

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And while the last week had no shortage of players pushing ahead with big moves, there were three that managed to put up some pretty staggering early-season numbers. According to reports last week, Amazon will soon be heading to Boston to construct a $40 million state-of-the-art robotics innovation hub. The Apple Card’s Big Launch.

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Killing Strategy: The Disruption Of Management Consulting

CB Insights

Before Bruce Doolin Henderson opened the doors of Boston Consulting Group on July 1, 1963, the concept of “competition” barely existed in American business culture, let alone the concept of strategy. From one perspective, the position of management consulting as an industry has never seemed more secure. Those companies made plans.

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Efficiency now: 8 smart strategy tips

Independent Banker

Before 2022, says Thomas Grottke, managing director at Crowe LLP, “a lot of factors were going right. I counsel my community banks to be careful about extreme growth in rising rate environments,” says Jim Adkins, managing partner at Artisan Advisors in Barrington, Ill. Recruiting is easier in some regions than others.

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Killing The I-Bank: The Disruption Of Investment Banking

CB Insights

In the world of asset management, the biggest players are now dedicated firms like Vanguard. Total assets under management (AUM) at the top asset managers now dwarfs total AUM at the top banks. The disruption of asset management. Task management platform Asana went public via DPO in September 2020.

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The community banks standing by hospitality customers

Independent Banker

Source: 2021 forecast from STR and Tourism Economics. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provided an important backstop for Small Business Administration (SBA) 7(a) loan holders, as it required the SBA to take care of loan payments for about six months in 2020 and make partial payments in 2021.