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Recreating The Hotel As A Social Hive 

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“I really think the genesis of that is coming from millennials. And millennials are a very interesting group to watch. And candidly, they’re right,” Jim Abdo told The Washington Post. Abdo’s firm, Abdo Development, built Washington, D.C.’s Abdo’s firm, Abdo Development, built Washington, D.C.’s

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FinTech Is Flourishing South Of The Border

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The capital city is Mexico City, which alone is home to almost 9 million. The nation’s capital is also one of the world’s largest cities. The global accelerator has more than 40 Mexican startups in its portfolio, and Lomelî believes the capital will soon see its own tech explosion. A Fresh Start For Mexico City.

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New ICBA chairman Derek Williams’ commitment to community

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Derek Williams and fellow Georgia community bankers at the 2013 ICBA Washington Policy Summit, now the Capital Summit. He believes ICBA’s advocacy work in Washington D.C., Photo by Stephen Gosling A rapid ascent Williams set himself a goal of becoming CEO of a bank by the age of 40.

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Digital Disruption

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“We are going to have to lean into this digitized world, so that we can continue to serve our customers well into the 21st century,” ICBA President and CEO Cam Fine told the 24th World Congress of Savings and Retail Banks in Washington, D.C., Now it has a small-business financing program, Square Capital.

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The Rise And Fall Of Toys R Us

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Millennials across America singing “I’m a Toys R Us kid” in as solemn a fashion as possible this week are a testament to that. So, Lazarus opened Children’s Bargain Town in his father’s bicycle repair shop in Washington, D.C. Charles Lazarus certainly accomplished a lot in those 94 years.

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The Dawn Of A Cashless Global Economy?

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There are issues of transaction security, criminal elements, tax evasion, free flow of capital, access to goods and services and the ability to fully participate in the global economy. That would be millennials, ages 18–29, with 64 percent saying they prefer to use cards even for transactions under $5.

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What The Climbing Debt Defaults Really Mean For The Economy

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Capital One , for example, opened the year with earnings that reflected higher quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year defaults, and a jump of 5 percent in credit loss provisions. Millennials are objectively more likely to have full-time employment now than they did five years ago, and yet they seem no more likely to pay their debts.

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