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Bitcoin Daily: CoinZoom Crypto Exchange Debuts Visa Debit Card; Wave Financial To Offer Kentucky Bourbon Tokens As Investment

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In other news, Wave Financial has made deal with Wilderness Trail Distillery in Kentucky to tokenize bourbon barrels that are valued at as much as $20 million, CoinDesk reported. Some of the hires are Bryan Bishop, who is joining as the chief technology officer of the firm, and Zev Shimko, who will serve as chief operating officer.

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Amazon Air Expands In A Bid To Better Manage Shipping Logistics

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billion hub in Northern Kentucky, scheduled to be open in 2021. I think the question is just how quickly they will ramp that operation.”. The new Kentucky location will have capacity for 100 planes. “We The expansion includes a $1.5 Amazon now controls shipping about 26 percent of its online orders, according to Wolfe Research.

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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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Amid A Strong Economy, Union Leaders Emboldened To Strike

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According to the report, in the past few weeks, hotel housekeepers in Chicago who are unionized, distillery workers in Kentucky and Seattle crane operators are choosing to strike, citing the need for better pay and benefits. Kochan, a professor of industrial relations at MIT’s Sloan School of Management, told The WSJ. “We

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OCC outlines risk plan as Northeastern loan growth doubles

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” As a regulatory body, the OCC said it will focus on the following to address the increasing risk: • Execution of bank strategic plans and management of strategic risk. • Liquidity risk management and adequacy of contingency funding plans. • Vendor and third-party management processes. The OCC on Oct.

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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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