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Hiring Managers Reserved Despite Economic Optimism

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What are hiring managers doing, and how is it reflective of the broader economy? hiring managers reported difficulty in finding talent with so-called “soft skills,” the kind of skills workplaces need, said LinkedIn in a new report. The strongest region in the U.S.? 59% of U.S. The index also yielded a 0.22

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WeWork Makes Its Pitch As An Innovation Enabler

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The space-sharing company, already famous and well-funded for the value it offers to modern, technologically proficient and often geographically separated workforces, keeps making inroads in payments and commerce — in fact, it is getting into software via the just announced acquisition of Teem , which sells office management technology.

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Agile Snaps Up Ajilus To Strengthen eCommerce Logistics Network

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Transportation and shipping logistic management firm Agile Network has entered an agreement to purchase Ajilus – a Seattle-based shipping systems and supply chain software consultancy. With Ajilus’ technology- Agile will be able to add the firm’s historical gravitas and expertise to its software platform. billion.

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HSBC’s Banking Robot Debuts In Miami

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Miami’s tech scene is experiencing positive growth and we see a lot of opportunity for disruption in the region,” Pablo Sanchez, head of retail banking and wealth management for HSBC in the U.S. Pepper has continued to be rolled out and is now available in Beverly Hills and Seattle. and Canada, said in the press release.

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A Continued Decline in Housing Inventory

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A closer look at the data by metro regions in which Washington Trust Bank primarily operates shows that this decrease in available listings is occurring locally as well. The active listing count by metro region has also declined when compared to the previous 4 year average.

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How Smaller Grocers Can Tap Into Digital Offerings

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With Amazon , Kroger and other large retailers in the grocery business introducing digital technology, such as mobile self-checkout, how do smaller regional grocers compete? GrocerKey primarily works with mid- to large-sized independent and regional chains. Still, Neren is focused on large independent and regional grocers.

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Embracing disruption at Bank Innovation Ignite with IBM

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But it is possible to gain control and establish a proactive foundation of well governed, compliant security upon which these cloud projects can be built and managed. IBM has helped many regional and global organizations along this path with everything from migrating existing workloads to forward-looking projects such as blockchain and AI.