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California Dreamin’ (Of A Higher Minimum Wage)

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The $15 hourly minimum wage would be the highest in the nation, and the proposal represents a potential game-changer in the battle to raise the federal minimum wage, which currently stands at $7.25 an hour on Jan. 1, 2017, then to $11 an hour one year later and will see annual increases of $1 until reaching $15 an hour on Jan.

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Meal Kit Providers Exit Q2 With Industry In Major Flux

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With millennials working multiple gigs, very few have enough time left to make a proper meal — if they aren’t eating out at a local restaurant. Blue Apron has long enjoyed the distinction of being among the early innovators in the meal kit category. Walmart Clears the Field. Casualty of Competition.

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Ripple Effects: Mobile Payments Are Just The Beginning

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Cohen owns a national distribution network and deals with some of the nation’s biggest retailers. The ripple effects of this new model are less activity at ports, lower revenues for the trucking industry and a prediction by the National Retail Federation that this trend of low imports will persist. But, so what?

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THE 16TH ANNUAL GONZOBANKER AWARDS

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Mergerama Region of the Year – The Midwest: Huntington-First Merit, Chemical-Talmer, Old National-Anchor … the list goes on. Be Careful What You Wish for Award – To all those Fintech providers that can now get an official bank charter to operate within the confines of simple regulatory requirements. Is it in the water?

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THE 16TH ANNUAL GONZOBANKER AWARDS

Gonzobanker

Mergerama Region of the Year – The Midwest: Huntington-First Merit, Chemical-Talmer, Old National-Anchor … the list goes on. Be Careful What You Wish for Award – To all those Fintech providers that can now get an official bank charter to operate within the confines of simple regulatory requirements. Is it in the water?

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11 New Restaurant Concepts Reimagining Fast Food & Casual Dining

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Instead, new millennial-inspired and tech-infused dining trends have been emerging across the US and internationally. Many of yesterday’s casual dining brands are dying, but not because millennials “don’t eat out.” Brick-and-mortar businesses have been hammered over the past decade — with the exception of one bright spot.