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Square, the financial payments firm run by Jack Dorsey, launched an in-house bank that it says will allow it to "operate more nimbly" in an increasingly crowded fintech market.

Others eligible Teachers and child care workers on Monday joined other groups eligible for COVID-19 vaccination, including frontline health care workers, nursing home and assisted-living residents, police officers, firefighters, correctional workers and residents 65 and older. Also eligible starting Monday, but prioritized after teachers and child care workers, are: people in Medicaid long-term care programs, including those with disabilities; workers in public transit, all parts of the food in...

CHICKASAW – Chickasaw County could soon be seeing a boost in revenue thanks to House Bill 1063 introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Jon Lancaster, and its sister bill, Senate Bill 2895, introduced in the Senate by Senator Ben Suber. The bills would allow Chickasaw and other counties that were added on in the process, to lower the tax abatement on class two and class three property, below the legal limit. The standard abatement is 15%, however, under the new bill, it...

INDIANAPOLIS, March 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Be Nimble Foundation, a 501(c)(3) social enterprise creating fully diverse and inclusive tech ecosystems, announces it received a $300,000 grant award from Microsoft as

After the announcement of a ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) to maintain peace at the border between India and Pakistan, the Pakistan government may also be allowing imports of cotton from India in the coming days. The

HOBART — Southlake Mall, the focal point of retail in the Region for nearly a half-century, is being managed by trustees and facing foreclosure in Israel, where owner Starwood Retail Partners owes $145 million in debt from a recent refinancing. Now managed by Pacific Retail Capital Partners, the two-story mall at U.S. 30 and Mississippi Street has suffered from some major vacancies — such as the Carsons and Sears anchor stores after those department store chains went bankrupt. It has ...

House passes bill to streamline educators development training OKLAHOMA CITY — Legislation that seeks to give educators more time to focus on students while still receiving adequate professional development training passed off the House floor Monday with a bipartisan vote of 74-19. House Bill 1593, authored by Rep. Melissa Provenzano, D-Tulsa, modifies how often teachers are required to complete professional development hours by reducing the frequency of four educator trainings out of the ...

As difficult as the decision may be, sometimes the need to move a loved one from their home and into an assisted living facility has to become a reality. Once

One of the great things about living in the U.S. is that our city and county governments are required to keep their citizens informed about their actions. One of the ways they do this is through public notices – the informational notices that have been deemed to be of importance to local constituents. They are required by law to be disseminated by an independent third party to a broad audience within the community. An example of a public notice is a request to rezone a piece of property fr...

Our fifth graders have been closely monitoring the landing of the Mars rover “Perseverance” over the past several weeks since it coincides with a chapter from our current reading material.