Town Ends Computer Lending Program

A program to lend money to employees has been rescinded by High River Town Council. Turns out it is actually illegal for municipalities to lend money to employees through programs like this. In 1992 the employee computer purchase plan was approved to encourage employees to use computers
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The identity of the buyer remains something of a mystery in commercial real estate circles. Elliman sees a strong case for tenants making a long-term commitment to downtown, given the current rental trends. “In terms of lease rates, tenants that strike new leases and renewals in Q3-2018 and Q4-2018
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The legacy of housing discrimination and segregation remains a reality in virtually every community in the United States. According to the Economic Policy Institute, African-Americans have made significant advances in educational attainment, health, wealth, and wages since 1968. Yet they still lag
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Notice how the outlines are much easier on the eye than the colored shapes. Doing the latter is always a wise decision because a minimal icon automatically declutters the screen and increases your mobile screen real estate. Minimal icons with only the outlines of the shapes are the latest design trends
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“Regions, together with Lender Price, will focus on streamlining Regions' digital processes and simplifying interactions between bankers, borrowers and the bank,” the companies said in a release. “For consumers, the benefits will include fewer information requests, integration of additional data sources
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Hether Fortune has presence, and not simply because she's usually one of the tallest people in the room. As the founder and leader of the Oakland post-punk band Wax Idols, Fortune has become well known for her dramatic, powerful singing and forthrightness on what it means to be an independent
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Chris, a United States Marine Corps Infantry veteran and Embry Riddle Aeronautical University graduate, and Tracy, a Florida native and University of Florida graduate began their careers as mortgage professionals when they realized that for most people, obtaining a mortgage loan is the single largest
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc., a minnow in the world of European exchange-traded funds, is going head-to-head with Flow Traders NV and Jane Street Financial Ltd., the two biggest traders of the securities. The bank started offering quotes on the two biggest off-exchange trading venues in the last few
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HOBOKEN, NJ — Special Properties Real Estate Services LLC, an affiliate of Christie's International Real Estate, has announced plans to open a brokerage office in Hoboken, it's first “urban” location, the company stated. According to a company news release, the new office is located two blocks from
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… joined Barclays in February 2015 to help the bank bolster its digital defenses. He became involved in Staley's whistle-blowing scandal when the CEO asked him to track down the author of a letter that made accusations about one of Barclays's senior investment bankers, Bloomberg News has reported.
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The common perception of the Patriots acquiring a second first-round pick in a trade with the Rams, when New England sent Brandin Cooks to the west coast, was that New England would move up and take a quarterback. Ben Volin of the Boston Globe and I talked about this on the Pick Six Podcast
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Despite overall mortgage rates seeing a rise as the base rate is expected to increase next month, the Bank of England's Credit Conditions Review shows that it's not all doom and gloom for borrowers. Their figures show that higher loan-to-value (LTV) mortgage rates are still going down, which is good
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The Federal Reserve and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency proposed a rule change late Wednesday that would revamp the way big banks' borrowing limits are measured. The new regulations, if enacted, would link these leverage capital requirements to the size and complexity of each bank.
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(AP) — Bank of America announced that they plan to stop lending money to businesses that make assault-style guns used for non-military purposes. During an interview, Anne Finucane, Bank of America's vice chair, told Bloomberg TV that the bank doesn't want to “underwrite or finance military-style
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For years, London's property market has been a tale of rising prices and ever-increasing demand. But enthusiasm for housing in the UK capital appears to have plateaued. Similarly to the rest of the country, the combination of economic uncertainties and tax changes has resulted in a steady drop in
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The emerging nations are the ones that particularly bring various reforms and regulations to boost their infrastructure growth and real-estate market. Such growth is expected to raise the growth of building insulation material market. The government of India undertook several major initiatives to boost the
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The remarks sent another conciliatory signal the administration has been sending this week on a trade war of words that's rattled markets. Trump also indicated that talks are progressing toward successful renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. After reporters left the room, Trump told
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[SINGAPORE] Private banks in Asia grew assets under management (AUM) by 29 per cent last year to more than US$2 trillion, driven by strong flows from China and market performance, according to Asian Private Banker. UBS Group topped the ranking of the biggest 20 firms by managed assets,
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NATIONAL – Bank of America will no longer lend money to gun makers that manufacture military-style assault rifles for civilian use. Bank of America's gun making clients includes Remington, Vista Outdoors, and Ruger. he moves is part of the corporate response to February's deadly school shooting in
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The Trudeau government spars with a U.S. family to put up a span into Detroit. By. Josh Wingrove. @josh_wingrove More stories by Josh Wingrove. April 12, 2018, 3:00 AM PDT. The Ambassador Bridge, 2016. Photographer: Steve Russell/Toronto Star/Getty Images. A new front in Donald Trump's trade
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