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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. When Amazon came to Seattle, Washington, it changed the region through a boom in development to keep up with growth in employees and higher rent prices. all made the cut, as did some surprises like Columbus, Ohio. Politicians across the U.S.

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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. Porter nabbed the 2016 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Financial Technology category for the Central Texas region.

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Site Visits Fuel Anticipation For Amazon’s HQ2

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That is partly because Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post and has a house in the region. Austin, Boston, New York and D.C. However, the suburbs of Montgomery County, Maryland and Northern Virginia, along with the District of Columbia, have “long been speculated to be frontrunners,” according to the paper.

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Instacart Loosens Availability Requirements For Shoppers With New On-Demand Option

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The service launches Thursday (April 11) in Boston, Austin and Rochester after a pilot in Sacramento and Buffalo, among other places. As On-Demand becomes available in more regions, we’ll be connecting with the community to listen, support, and continue building the best possible product experience for shoppers,” Hahn said.

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Rescuing The Restaurant Business From App Decline

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“What will factor into any restaurant or restaurant group’s success in tomorrow’s online world are the numbers and demographics of just how tourist-traveled your city, town, or region is going forward. As the year rolls on he expects to launch in Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Boston and Miami.

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Tech Center: Startup Genome’s 2017 Global Startup Ecosystem Report

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This report purports that technology is the game changer when it comes to bridging the gap between the startup-heavy places, like Silicon Valley and Boston, and the rest of the world. The technology industry currently sits at 4.5 percent of the $100 trillion gross domestic product (GDP), whereas it was just 2 percent of it in 1992.

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The Top 20 Venture Capitalists

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He received his MBA in 1993 from UT Austin before joining Credit Suisse First Boston as an Equity Research Analyst, where he focused on computer hardware and software. Education: University of Texas at Austin (MBA), University of Florida (BSE). Education: University of Pennsylvania (MBA & MA), Boston University (BS).