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Impossible Foods CFO David Lee Goes To AppHarvest

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As president of AppHarvest, Lee will be in charge of developing strategy and working on managing operations, leading sales, marketing and finance functions as the company continues to grow. There are other facilities in Kentucky, including a 15-acre location to develop leafy greens, the release stated.

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NCR Widens Regional Service With Purchase Of Midwest POS

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announced the acquisition of Midwest POS Solutions to expand its presence in Kentucky and Indiana, as detailed in a press release on Monday (Oct. The Indiana- and Kentucky-based Midwest POS technology company has been serving the restaurant industry for more than 75 years. Midwest POS is among the first NCR Aloha dealers.

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New Unemployment Claims Down 48K To 709K

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The COVID-19 vaccine is expected to have a positive effect on the labor market and other areas of the economy. Combined, first-time claims were one million last week. Continued jobless claims — people filing for more than two weeks in a row — were 6.8 The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Oct. and Alaska (6.1).

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Shift4 Payments Registers For IPO

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Securities and Exchange Commission] SEC completes its review process, subject to market and other conditions. Its clients include Arby’s, Blimpie, Carrabba’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Outback Steakhouse and it also works with more than 300 software companies. Valuations in the [processor] market are very generous right now.

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Today In Data: Bank Of America And Biometrics

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Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), for example, is now accepting payment via Face ID tech at certain locations in China. We need to know what our customers really want to use before we can commercialize something and put it out to [them],” said Hari Gopalkrishnan, managing director of Consumer-Facing Platforms and Technology for Bank of America.

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Amid A Strong Economy, Union Leaders Emboldened To Strike

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Thanks to the strong economy and tight labor market, workers are emboldened to ask for more compensation and to resort to striking if need be, reported The Wall Street Journal. Kochan, a professor of industrial relations at MIT’s Sloan School of Management, told The WSJ. “We We have not seen that take place in years.”.

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OnDeck Channels Accountants For SME Funding

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But the firm’s newest service focuses on financial management for SMEs in another way. While the tool initially launched in March , reports said OnDeck expanded this aspect of its operations this month across Kentucky, Florida and Alabama.

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