USBN Q4 2018

US BUSINESS NEWS / Q4 2018 3 Contents , 4. News 6. Planning For The Future 8. Creative, Comprehensive, and Effective Legal Solution 9. CrystalGenomics Signs Export Agreement with PharmArtis for Acelex in Russia 10. Attention To Detail 12. All-New Act! CRM Introduces Powerful Marketing Automation Built for Small Business Success 14. Continued Upward Trend in Consumers Planning Online Purchases over the Holiday Period 16. PepsiCo Announces Acquisition of Health Warrior, Expanding Presence in On-Trend Plant-Based Space 18. People’s United Financial, Inc. to Acquire BSB Bancorp, Inc. to San Francisco’s Union Square 19. Ekinops Open New Headquarters in US 20. Cowlines Extends Its Footprint to Launch in over Sixty North American Cities 22. TrueAccord Names Barclays Bank Industry Executive Sheila Monroe to COO 24. Americans Favor Workplace Benefits 4 to 1 over Extra Salary 26. Quest Diagnostics to Build Flagship Laboratory at Visionary Campus in Clifton, New Jersey to Empower Better Health for Patients in Seven States 28. From Niche to Normal – Cannabis Use Becoming More Accepted in the United States 30. Amazon Web Services Launches Second GovCloud Region in the United States