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Regional Banks Guide Corporates To Future-Proof Accounts Payable

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People’s United Bank, which operates across Connecticut, southeastern New York state, Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire, recently demonstrated the growing interest of community banks to collaborate with FinTechs to expand their product offering — just as larger national and multinational financial institutions (FIs) do.

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NY, Mass Plan Phased Reopenings As Robots, Recommerce Show Promise

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As they gear up to restart their economies amid the pandemic, states from New York to Massachusetts are planning phased reopenings. Two additional regions have reached six of the seven needed metrics and “could be ready at the end of the week” per Cuomo.

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Amazon To Build $40M Robotics Innovation Hub Near Boston

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The 350,000-square-foot facility will be located in Westborough, Massachusetts, which is 35 miles west of Boston. The new facility will be in addition to the Amazon Robotics site in North Reading, Massachusetts. Massachusetts Gov. We look forward to a strong partnership with Amazon Robotics,” she said.

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MainStreetEXPO.com Aims To Help Small Merchants With New Platform

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The website is now being piloted with retailers from Montana, Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Massachusetts and Maryland. Work is underway to market the platform to city governments, consumers, regional business development organizations and chambers. These merchants need a solution yesterday. ". Shopping capacity goes live on Oct.

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International Trade Shows Signs Of Recovery

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Trade is one sector of the economy that has proven to be more resilient,” Shaun Roache, chief economist for the Asia-Pacific region at S&P Global, told WSJ. Formlabs, a Massachusetts 3D printer manufacturer, told WSJ it has seen sales soar in recent weeks. Even if you can’t go on that vacation, you can buy yourself a new laptop.”.

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California, Florida, Massachusetts, N. Dakota Approve Pot Measures

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Voters in Florida and North Dakota approved medical marijuana measures on Tuesday, while their counterparts in California and Massachusetts approved recreational pot initiatives, according to projections.

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Saving Main Street: College Towns Deal With Economic Devastation

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Amherst, Massachusetts is one of those towns. It’s home to a huge state school — the University of Massachusetts — and borders several other notable institutions including Smith College in Northampton and Mt. Canceling commencement cost South Bend, Ind., home of Notre Dame, about $17 million in lost revenue.”.

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