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Entries from January 2016

Alta Bicycle Share announces new partnership with former Bixi software provider, as some raise questions about Alta trying to do too much

February 3rd, 2014 · 56 Comments

Hmm, not good news for Bixi. Alta has just announced a partnership with 8D, the former software provider for Bixi, for the “next generation” of bicycle-share operations in North America.  Their news release here. ABS-8D Partner Release FINAL-1 This comes just after my story last week on Alta Bicycle Share and its vertigo-inducing growth from […]

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Right-wing thinktank in UK proposes dramatic new restrictions to keep foreign buyers out of housing market

February 1st, 2014 · 126 Comments

  This sent on to me by one of my most loyal researchers, who makes sure I know always what’s happening in the rest of the world. http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/feb/01/rich-overseas-investors-uk-eu-housing-market —- Radical plans to stop rich overseas residents who live outside the EU buying British houses – as well as tight restrictions on them acquiring “newbuild” properties […]

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