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Amazon To Build More Whole Foods Locations

PYMNTS

According to the report in the Wall Street Journal , Whole Foods Market aims to have stores in more suburban areas where it has been gaining customers since Amazon bought it. Prior to the acquisition, Whole Foods was in layoff mode as store growth was slowing.

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AvidXchange: Crossing The Western Frontier

PYMNTS

What do Charlotte, NC, and Salt Lake City, Utah, have in common? After four years of growing its presence in the Salt Lake region, AvidXchange has moved into a new facility — part of a $35 million investment it’s making in growing its office in the region.

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2015 ICBA Community Bankers of the Year

Independent Banker

Central Region Award Recipient. Eastern Region Award Recipient. Western Region Award Recipient. George, Utah. Senior Vice President, Marketing, D+H Corp., Value Driven. Sean Kouplen. Chairman and CEO. Regent Bank. Tulsa, Okla. Looking Out for Others. Leonard Moreland. President and CEO. Heritage Bank. Bruce Jensen.

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Data Dive, Supersize Edition: Warby Parker, Whole Foods And WhatsApp

PYMNTS

“I think it’s safe to say it’s pretty important for us to launch payments in India,” said one person close to the company of the current stalemate of WhatsApp’s delayed entry into the market. Analysts believe WhatsApp’s entrance could be a major disruptor in the up-and-coming market and a major problem for India-based Paytm.

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Coachella By The Numbers Looks More Like Cashella

PYMNTS

However, there are only about 16,000 hotel rooms in the region and 125,000 concertgoers who need a place to sleep. Coachella stepped up its refreshments game this year with the all-new Indio Central Market , featuring 15 restaurants from across the country.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

From nowhere, sizable regional players are being created. For the past four-plus years, Chesler has guided Glacier through continued growth and successful acquisitions across the West, all while staying true to Glacier’s local market culture. Performance and multiples continue to be solid, outperforming most regional banks.

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Stripe Teardown: How The $35B Payments Company Plans To Supercharge Online Retail

CB Insights

Brothers Patrick and John Collison founded Stripe in 2010 in an attempt to gain share in online payments, a then-nascent market with seemingly boundless growth opportunity. Market opportunity. Stripe is ramping up its private market investments. Expansion into emerging markets. Stripe’s market opportunity.

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