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The Case For Localizing Mom-And-Pop Investment

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Exploring the importance of the small business through the lens of its immediate community is a critical component of promoting education among entrepreneurs. According to Mathews, MainVest aims to encourage local investors to invest in businesses of their own community. This is beneficial in more ways than one, he noted.

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Small Business Spotlight: Just Add Cooking

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Boston-based meal kit company Just Add Cooking aims to address both by sourcing its kits from farms and businesses in the New England region. We know the pitfalls that national competitors have run into. The people who produce it are eating it; they’re living in my community,” said Mayo. “If

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Data Dive, Go Big Edition: Apple, Amazon And CloudKitchens

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According to reports last week, Amazon will soon be heading to Boston to construct a $40 million state-of-the-art robotics innovation hub. The 350,000-square-foot facility is planned for Westborough, Massachusetts, a community roughly 35 miles west of Boston. Amazon’s Big Robotics Investment .

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

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From nowhere, sizable regional players are being created. Some interesting finalists would be: M&T and People’s United Old National and First Midwest Webster and Sterling Columbia Bank and Umpqua. Performance and multiples continue to be solid, outperforming most regional banks. Bank Merger of the Year. 82% to over 2.3%

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FIS And The MiLB Play Ball For Their Second Year

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Or just to boo the Yankees (Boston-based baseball fans, mostly). Baseball is a game, a beloved game adored by a nation whose citizens have been going to the park in one capacity or other since at least 1791. Minor league parks often have something of a unique relationship with their communities. John asked. Just ask Amex.

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State Street CFO to Leave This Year, When Replacement is Hired

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State Street in Boston is on the hunt for a new chief financial officer. Michael Bell, 52, has decided to step down within the next year the custody bank said on Thursday.

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11 New Restaurant Concepts Reimagining Fast Food & Casual Dining

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In 2017, the National Restaurant Association reported annual sales of $799B — close to 48% of the total amount that Americans spent on food. Vegan fast casual: By Chloe (NYC, Boston, LA, Providence, London). Community initiatives: Loom (Massachusetts). This year, Subway plans to close more than 500 locations. table of contents.