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And Then There Were 20 — The Amazon HQ2 Finalists

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Austin, Boston, New York and D.C. Boston, Massachusetts. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Through this process, we learned about many new communities across North America that we will consider as locations for future infrastructure investment and job creation.”. Austin, Texas. Columbus, Ohio.

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Wawa To Construct Drive-Thru-Only Convenience Store In PA

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Micklin said he hopes the Pennsylvania-based chain will learn from the layout, workflow and traffic flow as the company explores alternatives to its larger store format in the post-COVID-19 era. “We “It is critical to provide new ways to access Wawa, increase convenience and provide new options for service.”.

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Chase Plans Expansion In Top US Markets In 2019

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area, Philadelphia and Boston. The bank said about 30 percent of the branches will be in low or moderately low income communities. Louis, Missouri; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Kansas City, Kansas and Greenville, South Carolina, among others. Chase plans to open 90 new branches and hire 700 employees by the end of 2018.

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The Main Street Rescue That Wasn’t (And Still Isn’t)

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What happens if Main Street becomes less a proving ground for smaller businesses — born of, and serving, local communities — and more a collection of larger firms, well-capitalized, but already enjoying competitive advantages? Millions of smaller businesses are grappling with the impacts of the pandemic. The smallest loan, at $1.5

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The Mall Food Court’s Hall Transformation

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In hopes of having shoppers stay longer at his malls, he created a food court at the Plymouth Meeting Mall in Pennsylvania in 1971. Rouse’s communications director, Robert Rubenkonig, said in a 2004 Shopping Centers Today story that the developer sought to create “community picnics” with the concept.

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Retail Pulse: Nike Opens Atlanta SNKRS Pop-Up; FAO Schwarz Plans London Store

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That store is located only 45 minutes away from one of its Boston-area locations. In other news, Giant Food is getting ready to open the doors to an eCommerce hub in Pennsylvania next month. In one case, the retailer had said that it planned to shutter a store in the under-performing Providence Place mall in January.

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Fintech Fundings: 28 Companies Raise $220 Million Week Ending March 25

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HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. HQ: Braddock, Pennsylvania. Tags: SMB, expense management, expense reports, debit card, prepaid, accounting, bookkeeping, Y Combinator (investor), Community Federal Savings Bank (issuer). Source: Crunchbase. Maxwell Health. Payroll & beneifts platform. Latest round: $22 million Series C.

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