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Local Governments Move In On Retail Vacancies

PYMNTS

Many municipalities are looking to help by proposing new uses for vacant retail sites, including a citywide initiative in Fairfax, Virginia called Activate Fairfax , where the Department of Economic Initiative is soliciting requests for interest in an abandoned Container Store location. Even smaller cities are opting for such taxes.

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The Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: The Delivery Edition 

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Amazon said it is taking the space in the property, which is being redeveloped, without any of the special tax credits it had been offered previously. And New York City still retains that attraction.”. Alphabet also signed a lease earlier this year for 1.3 Big Play of the Week: The Next Leap Forward In Robotic Delivery .

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The ICBA 22/23 executive committee is all in

Independent Banker

We must also keep our focus on protecting the 2017 tax cuts and, as always, monitoring and confronting credit union overreach. It’s an honor to work with them as we focus on advocacy, education and innovation for the community banking industry. For instance, ICBA is calling for congressional hearings on the credit union tax exemption.

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Disrupting The Car: How Shared Cars, Bikes, & Scooters Are Reshaping Transportation And Cannibalizing Car Ownership

CB Insights

Dockless systems, which allow users to park their bike or scooter anywhere along the sidewalk rather than in a fixed docking station, are more convenient and less costly to scale given lower capital costs, as operators don’t have to build out fixed stations. San Francisco was one of the first cities to tackle scooter regulation.

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Retail Bedfellows Roundup: eBay Gets Busy, Alibaba Gets Angry (Birds)

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On Tuesday (May 10) and Thursday (May 12), Sotheby’s conducted live, high-margin auctions of artworks from a dappling of famous names — Dalí, de Kooning, Pollock — all streamed through eBay’s site, alongside the in-person auctions being held by Sotheby’s agents in New York City.

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17 Of The Biggest Startup Frauds Of All Time

CB Insights

Few places are more receptive to new ideas and innovative business models than Silicon Valley. A promising new idea — especially if it’s pitched by the right person — can essentially win an entrepreneur a blank check to bring their vision to life or help a fledgling venture fund land its all-important first investments.

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The Future Of Housing: From Home Building To City Planning, Tech Giants & Startups Are Reimagining Where & How We Live

CB Insights

Forward-thinking startups and large tech companies like Facebook and Google are focused on innovation in single-family and multi-family residential construction. Faced with these challenges, cities are using a combination of regulations and incentives to try to address the housing shortage, but few look likely to fully solve these issues.

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