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President's Day: The Great Refrainer

Jeff For Banks

Because Coolidge's philosophy about the United States is in his probably best-known quotes: "the chief business of the American people is business." Some criticize that this laissez faire attitude led to the stock market crash of 1929 and the subsequent Great Depression. You can't increase prosperity by taxing success."

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Will Amazon, eBay And Apple Have A Happy Holiday Season?

PYMNTS

That projection took into account transactions at 80 of the top 100 retailers in the United States, along with visits by consumers to U.S. percent growth the retail market saw one year ago. Apple leadership, meanwhile, is busy touting growth for its wearables product line, along with its digital payments offerings.

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Investing in America: 7 Strategies and 7 Tactics That Can Drive Business

South State Correspondent

By partnering with community leaders, state and federal agencies, local commissions, and commercial customers, banks can be an effective conduit to leverage this public capital better while making sure the funds are fully utilized effectively in the communities we serve. There are lots of details and breadth in these programs.

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The Whole Paycheck Tracker: HQ Enhancements, Empathetic AI And Special Guest Bernie Sanders

PYMNTS

Alexa’s reach is long and getting longer, now integrated into 100,000 smart home devices in the market. Amazon became the third biggest ad platform in 2018 in the United States, trailing Facebook and Google.). The project is reportedly codenamed “Dylan,” with ongoing work toward a program for beta testing.

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

Gonzobanker

Rainbolt has quietly built a community bank in the past 20 years that is closing in on $2 billion of market cap. For 35 years, Wilmers led M&T with creativity, integrity and the “old-school” wisdom of a community banker who created a $26 billion market cap company. GonzoBanker of the Year – Large Banks.

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Community banks are thriving in Texas

Independent Banker

Corporate relocations and expansions—influenced by factors like affordability, low corporate tax rates, no personal income tax and a rich talent pool—have contributed to a momentum that isn’t likely to subside soon. The state is growing an impressive technology roster, for example. The Houston metro took the 10th spot with a 20.3%

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The Thinker

Independent Banker

Jack Hartings and Mindy Kremer, marketing director for Mercer Health Hospital in Coldwater, talk in a patient care unit. With few underwater credits on its books, the bank continued to lend as others left the market—though it still faced the challenge of distressed sales depressing market values. “It Membership-Marketing.

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