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Boston Boosts Outdoor Seating For Restaurants

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Boston’s Hanover Street parking spots, nearly impossible to find, have been eliminated and replaced with seating for more than a dozen restaurants, the city announced on Thursday (June 11). This is not a typical community process, but the conversations will continue,” Mayor Martin J. A date for indoor eating has not been determined.

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Bad Actors Emerge in PPP Lending – More Expected as Forgiveness Guidance Emerges

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As expected, bad actors are surfacing, and financial crimes divisions of community financial institutions are struggling with the realization that loans rushed through may be fraudulent. In the case of the two men in Rhode Island, there were several red flags pointing to fraud. Industry officials warn it won’t be the last.

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23 VC-Backed Brick & Mortar Startups Changing The Face Of Main Street

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Ample Hills Creamery — named for a line in a Walt Whitman poem — is an ice cream shop and “community gathering place.” MiniLuxe is a nail and beauty lifestyle lounge with locations in Dallas, Rhode Island, Los Angeles, and Boston. Total Disclosed Funding: $4.1M. Total Disclosed Funding: $51M.

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Bringing The Farmers Market Online With Apps

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It offers delivery or convenient pickup locations in the community as it has partnerships with breweries, libraries and workplaces. The company recently launched its service in Boston, where producers have to be able to drive to the city within two hours. There is not a lot of noise like in Boston and New York.

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How Big Tech Is Finally Tackling Cybersecurity

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We’re continuing to improve our defenses, and I think this also underscores that there are just constant attacks from people who are trying to take over accounts or steal information from people in our community.”. is a Boston-based startup that verifies government-issued IDs for third-party businesses. Confirm.io

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121 Of The Biggest, Costliest Startup Failures Of All Time

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via Beta Boston. In a Boston Globe interview in January, he had indicated that the company’s financial performance was a pressing concern. ” via Boston Globe. Select VC Investors: Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation. via Boston Magazine. via Boston Magazine. Company: Rdio.

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