“We decided you can use food to lift people out of poverty,” he said. “Once people are nourished, they can pull themselves up, get jobs, even in food service, which can be high-paying.” Their initial goal was to collect food from restaurants, stores and farms that would have otherwise gone […]
Comerica Bank Named a 2021 Best Employer for Women by Forbes
DALLAS, Oct. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Forbes named Comerica Bank to its 2021 list of Best Employers for Women. This marks the first time Comerica has received the honor and joins the exclusive category as one of 300 companies to receive the prestigious recognition. Comerica sits 224th on the list […]
Here’s a look at business news from around the Mahoning Valley
Also among today’s business updates: Buy Black Expo; Greyland; and Lordstown Motors Corp. CANFIELD — Brandon Pluchinsky has transitioned to the role of mortgage loan consultant at Farmers National Bank. Pluchinsky, who began his career at Farmers in February 2020 as a credit analyst and recently moved to the mortgage […]
Mnuchin Is Investing in Blockchain — Not Crypto: Milken Update
(Bloomberg) — Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said at the Milken Institute Global Conference that he’s investing in blockchain companies but not cryptocurrencies. Most Read from Bloomberg Investors should know what their money is going toward when it comes to investing in stablecoins, he said Tuesday at the conference […]
SoftServe Appoints Alfredo Rubina as VP Financial Services Domain Solutions and Consulting
FinTech expert with over twenty years of success in enterprise technology and software sales to help expand SoftServe’s financial services vertical in EMEA LONDON, October 19, 2021–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SoftServe, a leading digital authority and consulting company, has appointed Alfredo Rubina as Vice President Financial Services Domain Solutions and Consulting, effective immediately. […]
10 Must-Have Traits for All Successful Entrepreneurs
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Entrepreneurs have a vision, focus and determination that will take them anywhere they want to go. They also have strong leadership skills and know-how to motivate others around them. Every great entrepreneur shares ten critical attributes, which I’ve witnessed during my time […]
A viable central bank digital currency would have to be ‘the law’
The year after Satoshi Nakamoto put out a white paper on a concept for a new peer-to-peer currency called bitcoin (BTC-USD), Jonathan Dharmapalan realized that digital currencies are the future. The entrepreneur, a trained electrical engineer, spotted companies involved in electronic money flourishing all over, as people learned to transact […]
Politicians switch from public to private, by degree
Sabine Buis will be a keen observer of next month’s UN climate change conference in Glasgow. As a National Assembly deputy for the Ardèche region of south-eastern France, she was part of the French delegation to the 2014 and 2015 iterations in Lima and Paris. Though she left politics in […]