PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

According to a TechCrunch news report, Portland-based Vault’s application allows users to set aside part of their paychecks into retirement funds. While the deal enables Vault to reach a wider group of potential investors, it also gives Acorns a foothold in the Portland market, which it sees as an emerging hub for developer talent.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

And the financial benefits of these accelerators may only be the start of the equation, at least according to Joe Munk, program manager at the Portland State University Startup Accelerator in Oregon. He recalled a wearables firm that had been through the Portland State accelerator program two years ago, called ATBM.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

PYMNTS recently caught up with Joe Munk, the program manager of the Portland State University Startup Accelerator in Oregon, to discuss small business accelerators, the benefits of collaboration and what he sees ahead for startup success.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2017

Industrial rents in already-expensive cities like Los Angeles and Boston are expected to get a boost because of weed startups, according to Bloomberg Markets. Legal weed has already driven up rents in cities such as Denver, Seattle, and Portland, which had previously relaxed cannabis laws.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2016

With the brand’s proprietary digital platform and 1 million-member base in place, Fabletics said it uses deep customer insights and enhanced market data to determine the most strategic locations for its retail locations.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2018

Founded in 2017, Bungalow aims to solve many of the issues that early career professionals face when looking to rent in urban markets. It also announced today that it has added two new markets to its platform: Portland and Washington, D.C., markets by the end of 2018. putting it on track to be in 12 major U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2019

As a large employer in the Seattle metro market, for instance, the company was one of the first in the market to be forced to institute wage hikes.”. The wage increases in Portland, San Francisco and Seattle carried wage expenses to $10.6 Restaurant Unlimited’s geographic area is around California, Oregon and Washington. “We

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

BMW’s car-sharing service, ReachNow , stopped operating in Seattle and Portland in July. Seattle is the only market where the company had a carshare service that enabled users to get into a vehicle, drive to a destination and drop off the car. (A It will also stop accepting new sign-ups for the offering on Oct. 14, GeekWire reported.

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Payments Source

JULY 7, 2016

spent six weeks in Portland, Ore. — markets in total Apple Pay transactions conducted with its card readers. Square Inc. — a city with a strong existing base of micro-merchants — to transform it into one of the company's top U.S.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2019

The pilot proved successful, serving hundreds of low-income families, and providing thousands of rides to and from a Giant , two Safeway locations and the Martha’s Table lobby market. The program will also cross the border into Canada, with availability in Ottawa and Toronto.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 30, 2018

Portland and several areas of New York City, including Chelsea, Greenwich Village, Murray Hill and Union Square, the eCommerce giant said in an announcement. Just in time for back-to-school shopping, grocery delivery from Whole Foods Market makes getting ready for the new school year with healthy snacks and lunches even more convenient.”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

It serves roughly 120,000 households across nine major markets and recently expanded into San Diego, Portland, New York City and New Jersey. People often have to drive hours to get what they want, and the shopping experience at ethnic grocery markets is not ideal.”.

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TrustBank

JUNE 3, 2021

If you are looking to buy a house, you have likely observed that the real estate market is very competitive, with increased bidding activity leading to higher prices. One reason that the real estate market is so hot is that there is very low housing inventory available. Prices have continued a very strong increase thus far in 2021.

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PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2018

Take Wildfang , the Portland, Oregon-based feminist fashion brand defined by menswear-inspired suiting and irreverent female empowerment slogans — but best known for its “Wild Feminist” t-shirt. The company opened its first store in Portland five years ago and is now about to open its second in New York City this May at 252 Lafayette.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2018

The chain focuses on smaller and convenient locations, which allows it to serve more customers and expand into new markets and states. ” Headquartered near Portland, Oregon, Smart Foodservice currently has 63 wholesale stores located in Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Utah.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2017

Rather than leaving the house for an item, they can get what they need the same day — even in two hours in some markets.”. Second, “Rather than carry bulky items on a bus, train or Uber, people in participating markets can now go home, order it online, and get it quickly,” said Rosenfeld. “It For $14.99

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2020

The most visible and talked-about brand in home sharing for years has been Airbnb, with a dominant market position and high consumer awareness, making it a household name. You occupy the homes of actual people who live in cool destinations rather than expensive, impersonal hotels that serve up sanitized versions of local life.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 18, 2017

Portland, Oregon-based online bank Simple reduced its workforce by nearly 10 percent earlier this week, marking its second round of layoffs in 2017. Among executives leaving the company are its chief marketing officer, chief people officer, vice president of operations and vice president of engineering, according to the report.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2016

The gift of giving just got a whole lot easier and more digital, thanks to one Portland, Me.–based Our award-winning CashStar Commerce platform already powers many prepaid commerce and digital marketing use cases beyond traditional gift cards. based company.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

But it wasn’t until many years later that he decided to go all-in on the mushroom jerky concept, working with them to reformulate the recipe and manufacture the jerky in Portland, Oregon. The Market. A particularly exciting market is the growing population of people who are looking to reduce their meat intake.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

In a press release , Verizon said Skyward, which is based in Portland, adds drone management to the Verizon IoT portfolio, making drone operations easier to manage for any size company. Aiming to diversify beyond smartphones and data plans, Verizon Communications announced Thursday (Feb. According to Verizon, outside of the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2016

And nothing is worse than a bad product launch or poorly planned marketing strategy. The first Up is actually leading to some downs in the stock market, as it is looking more and more likely that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates again sooner rather than later.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

To put that in a bit of context, $12,000 in sales is like the little jam lady at the local farmers market selling 25 jars of her homemade jam at $10 a jar every weekend of the year. And for the little jam lady at the local farmer’s market — and other small sellers like her — being able to process payments for free is a great deal.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2020

According to the Portland (Maine) Press Herald , L.L.Bean confirmed that “there have been some delays, primarily at a few of our retail stores,” but said UPS “continues to be a great partner” and is “actively picking up packages from our warehouse facility and our retail locations daily.” in a statement.

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Bobsguide

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Still, demand for reefer trucks was sky high last week, with volumes up out of big produce markets in California, Texas, and Florida. Combine all that with the tighter capacity that came about as a result of the ELD mandate going into effect, and you get higher rates out of nearly every major market for refrigerated freight.

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PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2016

Amazon has already dominated the online shopping and clothing markets, and now, it is setting its sights on the food delivery industry, something that startups, including Uber, have been eyeing. Amazon partnered with local restaurants to bring the service, mainly to city dwellers. If it launches in the U.K.’s

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

is often used as the first international market,” Campling told Reuters. The much smaller Seattle and Portland served as test sites, where Amazon could deal with the kinks in the programs, and it might make sense to follow a similar strategy in the U.K. Now, the world is just seeing it follow through. restaurant deliveries.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2016

In the week since that report came out, the market has been less than kind to Blue Nile, which has shed around 30 percent of its share price since the beginning of the year. metro Area and one in Portland. The choice of Portland, incidentally, caused some online stir since Seattle is Blue Nile’s hometown.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Montana's biggest bank will have to compete in cities such as Seattle and Portland, Ore., But the company is arguably more excited about its chances to grow in central Oregon and Idaho, which are more like its existing markets. after buying Cascade Bancorp.

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American Banker

JUNE 10, 2016

Umpqua Holdings in Portland, Ore., has found a bank partner to join in its bid to bring new banking technologies to market.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2018

A gig worker on the MyPeople platform might help find a consumer find affordable housing in Portland, Oregon, for example. When she applied to jobs, she was either told she was too qualified or was out of the job market for too long. “That’s a unique skill that someone has in their pocket,” Strawn said.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

To provide current and potential Lime customers a deeper education on how to use its scooters and bikes more safely, the company is launching a $3 million marketing campaign — the company’s largest campaign so far, according to Taylor Bennett, Limes’s director of public affairs — centered around safety.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2017

Arizona temps grounded flights last week when they got about 120, and even the Pacific Northwest saw temperatures get up over the 100 mark in Portland. After Amazon managed to turn the retail ecosystem’s collective head with its announcement that it would be acquiring the nation’s sixth-largest grocery chain, Whole Foods Market.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2020

Indie bookstore Powell’s in Portland, Oregon couldn’t guarantee that the order would be processed until seven to 14 days. markets to 10 labs operated by Quest Diagnostics and other commercial labs, helping to ensure maximum visibility of the shipments while in transit,” it said in a statement. the next day.”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2016

You can see this trend, too, in Amazon’s recent announcement that it is moving into the lucrative private-label food market. And it’s a market that only seems to be expanding, as store-branded items rose to an all-time high of $118.4 billion in U.S. sales in 2015, which was a $2.2

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PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2017

RI and YG: Since we started in 2013, we’ve expanded to now fifteen major markets, including Austin, TX; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Columbus, OH; Denver, CO; Manayunk, PA; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Phoenix, AZ; Portland, OR; Seattle, WA; State College, PA; Pittsburgh, PA; Tucson, AZ and Washington, D.C. million in June 2016.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2017

For the inaugural edition of the PYMNTS Disbursement Satisfaction Index™, in collaboration with Ingo Money, PYMNTS conducted a series of interviews with Lyft and Uber drivers based in Portland, Oregon — one of the fastest growing rideshare markets in the U.S. —

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