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Digital License Plates Vie For Place In Connected Car Ecosystem

PYMNTS

The move toward a connected car ecosystem includes the potential use of digital license plates on vehicles — an effort that has now spread to Michigan. The plates reportedly will cost Michigan drivers either $499 or $799, depending on the model; that cost does not include installation. Smart Cities Rise.

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How community banks can help young homebuyers

Independent Banker

As house prices skyrocket, student loan debt grows and wages stagnate, many Gen Zers and millennials are watching their homebuying dreams move out of reach. Younger millennials and Gen Z buyers—those born after 1980—represent 45% of the total homebuyer market. By Beth Mattson-Teig. Tips for creating educational resources.

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The Hybrid Workplace is One Huge Work-In-Process for Banks

Gonzobanker

One is how to better coordinate when the team is in the office so the value of in-person work can be realized. April Clobes , CEO of Michigan State University Federal Credit Union , has made it mandatory for activities involving the “four C’s” – Coach, Collaborate, Create, Connect (culture activities) – to be done in person.

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What Do Hillbillies Have To Do With Payments Innovation?

PYMNTS

While Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by a margin of 3 million, it was the collective votes of the roughly 110,000 people in the working class counties in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin who turned those blue states, red — and put President Donald J. Trump into the White House. WHAT’S AN ELEGY, ANYWAY? I hope you do. “We

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How The Rise Of Private Labels Is Transforming The CPG Industry

CB Insights

They’ve figured out how to keep manufacturing lean and in-house, leveraging what they’ve learned from selling manufacturer brands for so many years. A grocery store that buys a product for $1 and sells it for $1.30 is left with pennies after they subtract distribution, wages, and other expenses. per gallon in the U.S.