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Independence Day 2017 – By The Numbers

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In just a few days, Americans will both settle into the swing of summer and celebrate the 241st anniversary of the day the Founding Fathers declared the 13 colonies would be known as the United States of America, complete with an official Declaration of Independence. And so the United States was born. million people.

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The Strange World Of Summer Retail

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So what fun in the sun can the nation’s retailers expect this year? The Good … The really good news about summer for retailers is that the temperature is their ally — well, at least for those retailers in the Northeast, assuming that it warms back up again in Boston (from 92 to 62 in 24 hours is a bit much …).

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How Masabi Makes Public Transit Ticketing Mobile

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s national railroad system. with a platform called JustRide, which is a cloud-based collection of railways, and we launched in Boston with the city’s commuter rail service,” Donovan said. From there, we’ve moved to a number of different agencies, not just in the United States but around the globe.”.

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11 New Restaurant Concepts Reimagining Fast Food & Casual Dining

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In 2017, the National Restaurant Association reported annual sales of $799B — close to 48% of the total amount that Americans spent on food. Vegan fast casual: By Chloe (NYC, Boston, LA, Providence, London). This year, Subway plans to close more than 500 locations. Americans dine out more than ever before. table of contents.

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How Blockchain Tech Could Disrupt Real Estate

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Bitland has expanded to operate in 7 African nations, India, and is also working with Native Americans in the US. . The current process for mortgage approval for residential properties takes on average around 30-60 days to complete, according to the National Association of Realtors. The platform is scheduled to go live in 2019.

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Will Main Street USA Profit From A Trump Win?

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Mountain and Southern states continued to score high in terms of employment and wages. The two regions grew by 3.7 The PYMNTS Store Front Business Index™ provides a quarter-by-quarter indexing of the health of a subset of small businesses in the United States. percent in Q3 2016.

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