For example: in South Los Angeles, the Community Coalition has created a safer neighborhood by working with residents to shut down a troublesome liquor store and connecting families to jobs resources.

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Or the fact that a single, massive brick-and-mortar store uses up large energy resources on its own.

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These requests are being crowdsourced for voting, and the most popular ideas are assigned development resources to build and launch the apps in the Windows Store.

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The app requests are crowdsourced for voting, and the most popular ideas are assigned development resources to build and launch the apps in the Windows Store.

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The North Carolina-based price-point retail chain is looking for store managers, customer service representatives, and human resources coordinators, among others.

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Renewable resources to batteries and smart grid systems to store that -- and transmit that energy, to technologies like advanced lighting that help conserve energy.

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And long-time sponsor Smirnoff is spending its resources to promote its Bond tie-in through TV commercials, in-store displays and promotional events.

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