Government News & Media
Michigan city allows residents to pay city bills at self-serve kiosk
January 19, 2021
Beginning today, Dearborn, Michigan residents can pay city bills at a renovated vestibule at the Dearborn Administrative Center from 8 a.m. to midnight seven…
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New SBA PPP loans now available from community banks
January 11, 2021
U.S. businesses can apply for new Paycheck Protection Program loans beginning today as the Small Business Administration has opened a new round of funding…
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Thailand to introduce passport renewal kiosk
January 8, 2021
Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs will install its first automatic, paperless kiosk for passport renewal to reduce the risk of coronavirus by Jan. 29 at…
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Pandemic: Does long-term boom require short-term bust?
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Self-service providers interviewed generally agree the pandemic has raised awareness of the need for new ways to boost customer interaction, but the immediate…
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Alabama park to install parking kiosks at beaches
January 6, 2021
Gulf State Park in Orange Beach, Alabama will install parking kiosks at four beach access points: Romar Beach, Cotton Bayou, Alabama Point and Shell Lot…
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Washington State allocates funding for EV charging infrastructure
January 4, 2021
The Washington State Department of Commerce has announced $9.8 million in electrification of transportation systems grants for 14 projects, with priority given…
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Hong Kong installs vending machines to provide COVID-19 testing kits at rail stations
December 23, 2020
To facilitate the government's Enhanced Laboratory Surveillance Program for the public to access COVID-19 testing service with convenience, MTR Corp., a state…
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Boston area startup installs solar powered kiosks to promote community information
December 21, 2020
The city of Medford, Massachusetts is the tenth Boston area city to team with Soofa, a Cambridge-based startup, to install solar-powered kiosks to promote…
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Florida town deploying utility payment kiosks
December 21, 2020
CityBase, a provider of government and utility payment technology and services, is teaming with the City of Edgewater, Fla., to install a 24/7 self-service…
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Biometric technology provider Idemia to deploy kiosks at Iceland border crossings
December 15, 2020
Idemia, a France-based provider of security services using biometric technology, will equip border crossings in Iceland with its TravelKiosk, a multi-biometric…
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Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers install kiosks to find missing people
December 14, 2020
The Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers have installed Crime Stoppers kiosks in Walmarts in Biloxi, Gulfport and Pascagoula to solve missing persons cases…
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Illinois county considers $23,560 bid for thermometer kiosks
December 8, 2020
The Lake County, Illinois Council will consider a $23,560 bid for a thermometer kiosk system to monitor visitors and employees at the county sheriff's…
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Hong Kong transit stations offer COVID-19 specimen collection machines
December 8, 2020
Vending machines have been set up at 10 transit stations in Hong Kong for the public to collect COVID-19 specimen collection packs, according to a press…
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Detroit offers self-serve kiosk for court business
December 7, 2020
Detroit residents now have another option to make bond payments, pay fees in landlord-tenant matters and pay other court costs at Detroit's 36th District…
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North Carolina teacher raises funds for book vending machine
December 7, 2020
Allison Gale, a teacher at Leland Middle School in Wilmington, North Carlina, is aiming to raise $5,755 on the Donors Choose website to purchase a book vending…
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Kiosks to sell lottery tickets in South Dakota
December 4, 2020
The South Dakota Lottery Commission will make 50 Gemini Ultra player-activated vending terminals from IGT available for selling lotto products and scratch…
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Akron, Ohio deploying kiosks for municipal court visitors
December 3, 2020
The Akron, Ohio city council has approved a $38,238 contract with Advanced Robot Solutions to provide self-service kiosks at the Akron Municipal Court…
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Carson City library offers self-checkout kiosks
November 20, 2020
Residents of Carson City, Nevada can now check out books at the library at four self-check kiosks for hands-free or limited touch operation to help to curb the…
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Des Moines to replace parking meters with multi-space kiosks
November 19, 2020
The city of Des Moines will replace 3,000-plus parking meters in the coming years with multi-spot kiosks and a mobile payment system, according to a Des Moines…
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New York town to replace Wi-Fi kiosks to extend service
November 17, 2020
New Rochelle, New York plans to replace its Wi-Fi kiosk network to make it more equitable to all residents and extend connectivity in the city's downtown…
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