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Facebook Opens New Boston Office

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Facebook , which is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, opened a new office this week in Boston. The company had kept a small presence in Boston, in a small space by a Dunkin Donuts in South Station, and grew to about 200 employees working on projects like a Wi-Fi finder and the safety check feature.

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Rinse Clothing Service Raises $14M To Expand To Boston, Chicago And Beyond

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Rinse has a solution for both, and thanks to a $14 million Series B funding round led by Partech, it’s taking that solution to two new cities: Boston and Chicago. Houston, Dallas, Austin, Seattle, Miami, San Diego, Denver and New York are up next. Everyone needs clean clothes, and those working in the industry have to make a living.

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And Then There Were 20 — The Amazon HQ2 Finalists

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Austin, Boston, New York and D.C. Austin, Texas. Boston, Massachusetts. The finalists are in, and Amazon has chosen its list of the 20 cities still in the running to be the home of its second headquarters (HQ2), according to Bloomberg reports. all made the cut, as did some surprises like Columbus, Ohio. Chicago, Illinois.

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Data: Americans Were On The Road Again Over Holiday Weekend

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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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Silicon Valley Is Losing Its Luster With Millennials

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Reuters noted that other cities around the country including Boston, Austin, Texas and Raleigh, North Carolina may be attractive to millenials. Of the African American survey responsents, 71 percent said they were considering leaving. That was followed by Latinos with 53 percent signaling a change.

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Paytronix Picks Payments Industry Veteran Porter For Board

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The release said AffiniPay is “consistently ranked among the fastest growing companies in America,” including by Austin Business Journal and the Inc. 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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Glossier Brings Shops To Nordstrom

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The beauty brand has launched pop-up shops in cities such as Austin, Miami, Boston and London, but its success has primarily been in online sales of its lotions, lash products and soft, pink-colored lip balms since its 2014 inception. fragrance sales.”.