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MiHC La Puerta Portal Opens the Door to Success for Hispanic Students in Detroit

Perficient

Perficient developed the La Puerta portal framework as a way of giving back to the Detroit community and to pave the way for students to benefit from a college education. In Detroit, that number is even lower – 6.1%. MiHC is doing important work to advance education and career placement within Detroit’s Hispanic community.

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Grocery Tracker: Instacart’s National Push

PYMNTS

markets and is slated to roll out to four more this week in Detroit, Columbus, Ohio, Las Vegas and the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas. And with 80 percent national coverage, these current stats wouldn’t come as much of a loss. billion back in March, grocery delivery startup Instacart is eyeing some major U.S.

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Philadelphia Mall Owner Takes Care Of Its Own

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“The experience of the mall CMBS [commercial mortgage-backed security] from Starwood is certainly symptomatic of the larger narrative,” said Christopher Sullivan, chief investment officer of United Nations Federal Credit Union, as reported in Yahoo! But apparently they’re doing something right in Philadelphia.

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Gas Station TV, Verifone Combine Pump Assets Into GSTV

PYMNTS

National and regional marketers across all industry sectors now have a way to reach valuable, attentive consumers. In a press release , the companies said the combined business will operate under the GSTV brand and deliver 3.3 billion annual impressions through more than 18,000 locations in all 50 states by year’s end.

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Uber and Lyft Drivers Could Gain Access to Digital Ad Revenue

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As the report notes, “Firefly’s digital screens, which display geotargeted ads for national and regional brands based on driver routes, area demographics, and traffic patterns, tap into the fast-growing global out-of-home ad market. an hour on average”.

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Banking's Improbable Community Development Role Model: Detroit

American Banker

JPMorgan Chase, drawing from its experience in the Motor City, has created a $125 million program designed to help community development financial institutions make bigger investments in impoverished neighborhoods.

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Helping Homeowners Access Home Equity Without Debt

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At the same time, Sponholtz noted, consumers’ financial futures are looking less certain to them, as unemployment levels grow and the nation’s economic future looks increasingly precarious. .

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