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Local Governments Move In On Retail Vacancies

PYMNTS

The DEO “seeks concepts and an operator to program the space to boost innovation and entrepreneurship, demonstrate creative placemaking and feature the Made in Fairfax Network. Arlington, Massachusetts, passed a measure in 2017 that fines landlords $400 annually for each vacant storefront. Even smaller cities are opting for such taxes.

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Airbnb Challenger WhyHotel Scores $20M For Luxury Room Rentals

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The company has properties in Seattle, Houston, Arlington and Tysons Corner, Virginia. To address this, we are accelerating innovative real estate offerings for consumers and developers alike.”. WhyHotel said it will use the capital injection to extend into additional markets.

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FDIC and Duke University announce fintech research conference

CFPB Monitor

This Wednesday April 24th, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative will host a conference titled “ Fintech and the Future of Banking ” in Arlington, Virginia.

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Blue Apron Sheds Customers, Eyes Brick-and-Mortar Push

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“Following an assessment of our operational structure in light of this progress, we identified an opportunity to further optimize our processes by transferring a substantial portion of our production volume from our Arlington, Texas facility to our largest and most efficient facility in Linden, New Jersey.”.

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Nordstrom Partners With Anthropologie To Offer Home Collection

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The Fashion Centre at Pentagon City (Arlington, Va.); .); NorthPark Center (Dallas, Texas); Park Meadows (Lone Tree, Colo.); Perimeter Mall (Atlanta, Ga.); Scottsdale Fashion Square (Scottsdale, Ariz.); The Galleria at Tyler (Riverside, Calif.) and The Mall at Short Hills (Short Hills, N.J.). percent.

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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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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

Reynolds points to BankSouth’s focus on innovation as a contributing factor. I don’t pass an opportunity to make a pitch for innovative ideas,” Reynolds says. Gateway First Bank. State Bank of Texas. Plains Commerce Bank. Sioux Falls. Leader Bank, National Association. First Savings Bank. Northpointe Bank. Grand Rapids.