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MTrac Launches Marijuana Payments Platform For Louisiana

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The state of Louisiana has entered legal marijuana territory with medical cannabis access beginning this week. According to MTrac, its payments platform was developed in cooperation with “the main bank in Louisiana” that plans to provide bank account services to the state’s marijuana-related businesses. Global Payout Inc.

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Community Bank CEO Outlook 2022: Your priorities for the new year

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Independent Banker ’s annual Community Bank CEO Outlook survey reveals how community bank leaders plan to leverage today’s deposit-laden banking environment to grow this year. Janet Silveria, Community Bank of Santa Maria. So, what’s at the top of community bank leaders’ to-do lists? What changes will 2022 bring?

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Lyft Links Up Ride-Hailing With Epic’s Medical Records System

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“Access to reliable transportation is a common barrier to seeking healthcare, especially for our most vulnerable patients,” Dr. David Carmouche , senior vice president, Community Care at Ochsner Health in Louisiana, said in the announcement.“By percent jump in ride operations in August from the month prior, rides in Canada and the U.S.

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Simon Properties Earnings Show Positive Trends For Brick-And-Mortar Retail

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Simon addressed several issues on the company’s earnings call from tax relief to the pandemic to its joint venture with Brookfield Properties to take over operations at JCPenney. We have withstood fires in Northern California, hurricanes in Louisiana and elsewhere and civil unrest. We have withstood government shutdowns.

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Apple To Shutter 30 More US Stores Again Amid Pandemic

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Locations in California, Alabama, Idaho, Georgia, Oklahoma, Nevada and Louisiana are set to shutter on Thursday, while shops in Mississippi, Texas, Florida and Utah were shuttered as of Wednesday (July 1). Their reclosures reportedly are a negative barometer of the ease with which retail operations are able to resume throughout the country.

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Technology and Fun Merge at Perficient’s Lafayette Delivery Center

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Meet Some of Our Perficient Colleagues from Lafayette, Louisiana. The community is a good one. We also always have opportunities to give back to the Lafayette community, such as our Food Drive to help support a local food bank during the COVID19 pandemic.” — Sara Roberts , Associate Technical Consultant. They don’t micromanage.

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Retail Pulse: Sears To Open ‘Home & Life’ Stores, Amazon Reduces Whole Foods’ Prices

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The locations, which the company said were created based on insights from Sears Appliances & Mattresses stores, are set to be located in Alaska, Kansas and Louisiana. Boutros continued, “We are here to serve these communities and this is part of our strategy to maintain a presence in markets where we have right-sized our footprint.”.

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