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Facebook’s News Accelerator Nets Extra $5M For Local Newspapers

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Really, the focus is on building the right type of community. Also in January, the social media giant opened a 130,000-square-foot office in Cambridge , Massachusetts. Seattle, Miami, New York, Los Angeles, Detroit, Atlanta, Austin, Chicago and Dallas, in addition to 40 locations around the world.

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Why Pets Are Pulling Retail Innovation’s Leash

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The new developments show, among other things, the importance of social media — and also prescriptions — when it comes to capturing the dollars of pet owners, who are always a steady source of both digital and physical commerce. Walmart will kick off the expansion with new clinics in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

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Can Lime Make Consumers Feel Safer About Scooters And Bikes?

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The news came on the same day that the San Francisco-based scooter-sharing company launched a pilot program in Tacoma, Washington, and less than one month after a 24-year-old Dallas, Texas man fell off the scooter he was riding and died from blunt force injuries to his head. Lime Campaign.

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How Texas Restaurants Are Using A Safety Seal of Approval To Get Customers Back

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Last month, the two entities said they were working in partnership with Dallas College to train, inspect and certify restaurants, and their safety efforts, as they reopen in the wake of the pandemic. Or they’re walking in and quickly identifying that the restaurant is not doing any of the things that they should.

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Car Vending Machine Company Carvana Goes Up Against Wall Street

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The analyst community balked at longer-term questions about the company’s liquidity even though 2019 was the company’s sixth straight year of triple-digit revenue growth with over 177,000 cars delivered and just shy of $4 billion in revenue. “We billion, on an 82 percent increase in retail sales. Ontario (L.A.), Oklahoma City, and Memphis.

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A Very Pop-Up Christmas With Glossier

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We’re excited to continue growing our community in London, and look forward to bringing the Glossier IRL experience to the U.K.”. Glossier’s Dallas pop-up was described by one fashion blogger as a transformative experience , the ideal cosmetics shopping trip for the Instagram age and the home of “the perfectly curated aesthetic.”.

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The 2018 GonzoBanker Awards

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PNC made a Gonzo move with a national digital expansion in 2018 with the unique idea of building a small number of branches in target metro markets like Kansas City and Dallas. CVB Financial acquires Community Bank. Another example of sincerity and innovation making an impact on local communities. Easy as a golf swing.

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