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Chase Plans Expansion In Top US Markets In 2019

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Chase has announced it is expanding its retail footprint into nine of the top American markets, as well as opening dozens of new locations in the greater Washington, D.C area, Philadelphia and Boston. Louis, Missouri; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Kansas City, Kansas and Greenville, South Carolina, among others.

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David’s Bridal Avoids Bankruptcy With Debt Deal

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In addition, the Pennsylvania-based retailer brought in a new board of directors with members from Boston Consulting Group and Oaktree. David’s plans to use the new money to roll out improved marketing and match up the eCommerce pricing with the stores, said Marcum.

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Odds Are That Online Sportsbook Wins Big Post-COVID

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DraftKings already has similar arrangements with three NBA franchises: the Boston Celtics, Indiana Pacers and Philadelphia 76ers. The Pacers and 76ers’ partnerships cover both fantasy sports and sports betting since both Indiana and Pennsylvania have legalized sports gambling, according to sportsbook publication Sporttechie.

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

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The Main Street lending program is focused on companies that cannot raise funds in the capital markets through issuing, say, bonds, or selling equity. million, went to a Florida real estate firm; the largest, at $50 million, went to a firm tied to Mount Airy, the casino based in Pennsylvania. The smallest loan, at $1.5

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CVS Health Unveils Atlanta HealthHUBs; Target’s Digital Sales Rise Despite Slow Growth

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According to previous reports, Boston, Dallas-Fort Worth, North Carolina, and Ohio are among the next markets the pharmacy chain is targeting for the growth of HealthHUB in 2020. And news surfaced last year that Walmart was opening a health clinic in Georgia with a deeper move into the market for primary and mental healthcare.

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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. At the Empire Stores complex in Brooklyn, the Time Out Market New York is set to open in 2019. As it stands, the chain has locations in cities such as Boston, New York and Los Angeles, among others.

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The Top 20 Venture Capitalists

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He received his MBA in 1993 from UT Austin before joining Credit Suisse First Boston as an Equity Research Analyst, where he focused on computer hardware and software. While a student at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, he began information services company Infonautics, which went public in 1996 (and was later acquired).