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Local Governments Move In On Retail Vacancies

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It was supposed to be a thriving retail center in Milwaukee when it was built seven years ago. It’s one approach to a growing retail vacancy issue that local governments are getting more aggressive in trying to solve. Backers of the tax position it as a solution to the increasing amount of empty retail space in the city.

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Property Owners Energize Spaces With eSports

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In addition, city officials in Arlington, Texas repurposed a portion of a convention center to create an eSports stadium that is 100,000 square feet that opened in late 2018. The moves include partnerships with North American eSports teams as well as clinics for gaming for amateur players.

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Cities Partner With Apps To Create Their Own Ridesharing Services

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The city of Arlington, Texas, located just outside Dallas, for example, had a single bus route — and discovered that most of its riders were students at the University of Texas branch there. So, late last year, Arlington voted to end the route and replaced it with a ridesharing service in December. Like a few communities in the U.S.,

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Who were ICBA’s Top Lenders of 2022?

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Last year, community bank loan producers were faced with both record-low interest rates and a glut of deposits. But as they always do, they came through for individuals and businesses in their communities with a combination of personalized service and prudent risk management practices. First Community Bank of the Heartland, Inc.

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Details Revealed About New Walmart HQ In Arkansas

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We are striving to attract and retain the best talent in order to win the future of retail and the key component of that is the work environment that we are creating,” Bartlett said. Amazon eventually chose Long Island City in New York and Arlington, Virginia. Our goal was not to extract things from the community,” he said.

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