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Lenderfit Launches SMB Lending Tech In Beta

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Reports in Insider Louisville said the Louisville-based startup launched in beta this week, according to CEO David Taliaferro. Federal Reserve found an increase in small business capital demand in 2018 compared to 2017. Recent research from the U.S.

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Grubhub Spikes 10 Pct Post-CEO Stock Purchase

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the Louisville, Kentucky-based operator of KFC and Taco Bell. “We This is no doubt good news for the company after a report in March from KeyBanc Capital Markets said the food delivery service was struggling in its high-competition environment and failing to keep pace with players like Uber Eats and DoorDash. Brands Inc. ,

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How to keep good employees

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From left: Heather Kelley, Jan Button-Minton, Andrew Pyles and Ro Byrd of Eclipse Bank in Louisville, Ky., Another community bank with successful initiatives in retaining its employees is $370 million-asset Eclipse Bank in Louisville, Ky. create a team-centric focus as part of the bank’s company culture. Photo: Chris Cone.

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Verizon 5G Network Launch Foreshadows Mobile Commerce Changes

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The upcoming launches in the Midwest – in one city that is considered the capital of the region, and in another that is a growing destination for young, digitally-minded professionals, including those priced out of the Chicago housing market – represent more significant progress for the new mobile network technology. 5G Potential.

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Shipping Inconsistencies Plague Nonessential eCommerce

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Knowing that Nike and Amazon were in the process of breaking their sales agreement, we tried a third item: a copy of Thomas Piketty’s new book, “Capital and Ideology.” As part of the collaboration, FEMA will gain access to UPS’ central Worldport facilities in Louisville for temporary staging.

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Retail Pulse: FAO Schwarz To Open New Flagship; Amazon Expands Grocery Delivery

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And Starbucks has a new investor : Pershing Square Capital Management, the activist hedge fund controlled by activist investor William Ackman, now has about a 1.1 Sources have also said that Lampert has asked AlixPartners, Lazard and lawyers at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP for advice. percent stake in Starbucks.

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Uber Of X: Truxx Is The Uber Of Moving

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CS: That’s easy: The Uber of X is a shared service that leverages unused capital to provide a community service. We want to put that unused capital to use to the economic benefit of the owners. Also, launch Truxx in Philadelphia, Atlanta and Louisville. Truxx is a great example. PYMNTS: What are Truxx’s 2017 goals?