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New Uber Hub To Create 3K New Jobs In Texas

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The project will create 3,000 new jobs and more than $75 million in capital investment. “I I am proud to welcome Uber’s investment in the great state of Texas, along with the 3,000 jobs the company will bring to its new Dallas office,” Abbott said in a press release. General and Administrative Hub in Dallas. billion from $2.76

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How Collectives Aim To Make Cities Into Blockchain Centers

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A group called the Austin Blockchain Collective , for instance, is looking to establish the Texas city as a hub for blockchain innovation. Factom , whose website describes the firm as a “blockchain innovations company,” is likely the oldest such company in the region and is five years old this month, according to Harris.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

From nowhere, sizable regional players are being created. This is an innovation-seeking franchise that has built a solid brand and never got over its skis in execution. Performance and multiples continue to be solid, outperforming most regional banks. Has to be M-O-E. Bank Merger of the Year. That’s almost impossible to select.

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Temenos to Acquire Kony: So What?

Gonzobanker

The digital banking market continues a long burn—this time like the smoke of a Texas summer barbecue. Geneva-based Temenos’ announced the acquisition of Austin, Texas-based digital application provider Kony in a deal totaling $580 million. This group is known to be pretty adaptive and innovative, so prepare to test the agile skills.

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Uber Of X: Heal Is The Uber Of Doctor Visits

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ND: Heal is transforming health care with unhurried house calls through qualified doctors doing what they love and purposeful innovations that enable you to spend less time getting well and more time actually being well. We will soon be growing to other markets this year — to several cities in Florida, Texas, New York and Pennsylvania.

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A Roadie For Everyone

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Bigger ticket items are now also eligible for $10,000 worth of insurance, due to Roadie’s new partnership with UPS Capital Insurance Agency. After a little under a year in business the app has 300K downloads and 22K drivers nationwide, even in far flung regions like Alaska and Hawaii.

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

In order to compete as a small bank, we have been forced to keep higher-than-peer capital levels, so that our lending limit allows us to service local borrowers’ needs. If we were to have capital levels more in line with peer averages, we would barely be able to originate and keep mortgage loans of any size. . Capital Community Bank.