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Community Banks Debut FinTech Alliance

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To that end, news came earlier this week in the United States that a dozen community and regional banks have formed a group aimed at exploring the opportunities amid FinTech offerings. Arizona, which launched a “sandbox” earlier this year, said last week that there is a new participant in that FinTech-driven initiative.

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New York To Sunbelt State Tourists: Stay Home

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The quarantine will go into effect at midnight and will cover all visitors from a range of states “with significant community spread of COVID,” the governors wrote in a statement posted on Twitter.

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ALDI Plans 70 New Store Openings In Expansion Push

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ALDI said it keeps planning “aggressive growth” and will come into Arizona later in 2020 with four new locations in the greater vicinity of Phoenix. The grocer intends to break ground on its new Loxley, Alabama distribution center and regional headquarters next year. CEO Jason Hart said in the announcement. “As

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Apple To Shutter 30 More US Stores Again Amid Pandemic

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As instances of the coronavirus quickly increase in a number of regions across the nation, Apple plans to shutter 30 more stores in the United States on Thursday (July 2) at the latest. Apple had previously reclosed shops in Arizona, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina for similar reasons.

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Uber Freight Rolls Out Platform For Shippers To Access Its Network

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Companies like American Tile & Stone and Premier Packaging have already begun using Uber Freight to improve their shipping operations, and we’re excited to now roll out the platform widely to our freight community,” the company wrote in the blog post.

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Dollar General Introduces 'popshelf' Store Concept

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The Clarksville and Hendersonville communities, which are near Nashville, Tennessee, are the anticipated homes of the first two popshelf locations. The value supermarket chain said it keeps planning “aggressive growth" and would come into Arizona with four new locations in the greater Phoenix area, per news in July.

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Stuck in the middle: Addressing the gap in senior housing with financial solutions.

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And as soon-to-be retirees explore housing options in Florida, Arizona, the Carolinas and other popular retirement states, a higher cost of living and a shortage of middle-market senior housing are raising concerns for those ready to embark on a fixed income lifestyle. Enhance amenities.