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Street Cred: How One Spa Entrepreneur Is Navigating The COVID-19 Crisis

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It starts with an undergrad degree from Boston College and a law degree from Boston University. But a slew of Boston area residents are thankful that she hasn’t. Then she purchased two adjacent buildings and re-purposed them into one 13,500-square-foot facility where it is now the leading destination spa in metropolitan Boston.

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Built In Recognizes Perficient as a Company with a Remote Culture Built to Last

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Recently, Built In Boston , a well-known online tech community, profiled our own Vice President of People, Andrea Lampert, SPHR, to get her take on how companies can continue to build a culture while working remote that will last for the long-term. “Our leadership recognizes the importance of ongoing communications.

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Flywire Taps Former Apple Pay Exec As President, COO

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It’s a concept Rob Orgel, now the new president and chief operating officer at Flywire , told Karen Webster was foundational to his decade-long career at Apple — where he was part of the leadership team that developed, rolled out and grew the Apple Pay business. Flywire announced his appointment Tuesday (Nov. 5) to the newly created position.

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Winning The ‘Game Of Keystrokes’ With Spend Tools

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The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) is one such organization fighting community hunger. Headquartered in Boston, the group serves over 500 pantries and programs in 190 cities and towns across eastern Massachusetts and distributes nearly 57 million meals annually. . “If Millions of U.S. The ‘Game of Keystrokes’ Strategy.

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US B2B Startups Dominate $337 Million Worth Of Funding

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Boston-based PreVeil did not disclose how much it raised in its Series A funding round, but it did note that Spark Capital provided the funding to support the company’s email and file security solution. Kenna said it plans to use the funds to expand its team, focus on sales and continue innovation efforts. Cybersecurity.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

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After leading a great and vibrant organization at Andrews Federal Credit Union, Jim and his family have taken on a new adventure, and the Gonzo team is confident Jim’s ambition and transparent leadership style will be welcome in Raleigh, N.C. You tell us. Lifetime Leadership Achievement Awards. The Bank That Gets Fintech.

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Here Are 35 Casualties Of The Retail Apocalypse And Why They Failed

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Including stores of bankrupt retailers, over 5,300 stores are projected to close by the end of 2017 in the US. Using the CB Insights Trends tool, we can see the spike in media discussion of an impending “retail apocalypse.” Toys “R” Us. The company subsequently closed its 250 retail stores across the US.

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