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Silicon Valley Investor Aims To Create Tech Hub In Maine

PYMNTS

A new research institute in Portland, Maine, is intended to electrify the local economy and provide a hub for multiple career fields outside of the major cities that dominate most tech job searches. The test project was introduced Monday (Jan. 27) by a host of officials including Gov. Companies can team up with university labs.

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CFPB announces new appointments to advisory groups

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB has announced the appointment of new members to its Consumer Advisory Board, Community Bank Advisory Council, Credit Union Advisory Council, and Academic Research Council. Community Bank Advisory Council Members. Sarah Marshall, Chief Executive Officer, North Side Community Federal Credit Union, Chicago, IL.

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What Are Smart Cities?

CB Insights

Sidewalk Labs (a subsidiary of Alphabet), for example, is working on creating a community that “combines the best in urban design with the latest in digital technology,” as part of a larger initiative in the city of Toronto.

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PayPal, Kiva Team To Launch New Tools For Small Business Month

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PayPal has announced the launch of its inaugural PayPal Small Business Month, aimed at bringing a new level of engagement to small and underserved businesses and their communities. The events will take place in Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Minneapolis, Omaha, Oakland, Portland (Ore.), Washington D.C.

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The Mother List of All Banking Books

Jeff For Banks

Bye Bye Banks: The End of Community Banking as an Engine of Economic Growth 2010 Robert H. Smith Smith, Robert H. Smith Smith, Robert H. Dead Bank Walking: One Gutsy Bank's Struggle for Survival and the Merger that Changed Banking Forever 2010 Winthrop H.

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