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Tech Center: Boston Steps Up Its Tech Game

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Known for its Irish roots and sports teams, the city of Boston has significantly stepped up its technology game over the past few years. With 35 higher education institutions in the Boston area pumping out innovative tech startup companies left and right, the city has attracted big-time players in the industry. billion in 2015.

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Second Day, Second Wind On Innovation Debates

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With blizzard Stella faded like Blanche Dubois’ southern charm, Boston still had its winter chill. But on the second day of Innovation Project 2017, eyes were beyond Beantown and cast toward the world at large. What would a discussion about payments, innovation, cybersecurity and all manner of commerce be without a few laughs?

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Tim Hortons And The Innovative Donut

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Plain cake, glazed, chocolate dipped, Boston creme, powdered sugar and jelly was the standard line – with perhaps the occasional cruller or blueberry cake thrown in for exoticism. Donuts used to be one of the more standard staples of the American “balanced” breakfast. There was variety of course- but within limits.

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Stifel Launches Lending Unit For Startups And Their Investors

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I am excited to launch this effort at Stifel, which embraces the entrepreneurial spirit, continuous innovation, and responsible financial management.”. Having the ability to tap into the broader Stifel network of capabilities and institutional services, like investment banking and fund placement, is critical and a true differentiator.

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Let’s Go Out To The Drive-In Movie Restaurant: How One Restaurant Is Reinventing The Dining Experience

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Anyone who has ever driven North on Route 1 from Boston, Massachusetts, has seen Kowloon Restaurant. Not one to rest on his innovations, third-generation owner Bob Wong recently had two ideas as he was assessing ways to generate revenue amid the Massachusetts state-ordered lockdown and subsequent indoor dining restrictions.

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Fed Says America Needs Instant Payments As Soon As Possible

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Federal Reserve Board members this week shed some light on the timing and mechanics of FedNow — an always-on, fully interoperable interbank-settlement service that will give rise to instant payments in the United States. But she added that such innovation has raised “fundamental questions” about legal and regulatory safeguards.

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Walmart Presents A Ten-Point Plan To Renew U.S. Manufacturing

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Citing an analysis by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Walmart said decreasing policy barriers to domestic manufacturing creates an opportunity to recapture approximately $300 billion in consumer goods that are currently imported, including furniture, cookware and sporting goods. manufacturing.”.

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