Writer: Eleana Teran 2 min read 2022 — Minneapolis–St. Paul's hospitality and tourism industries continue to recover and are expected to return to or exceed pre-pandemic levels over the next two years. In an interview with Invest:, Michael Kapoulis, general manager of the Marquette Hotel, was confident in the hotel’s
Writer: Alejandro Sanchez 2 min read January 2022 — With the rapid spread of the omicron COVID-19 variant, colleges and universities in North Carolina are making the necessary accommodations to guarantee the safety of students as the spring semester begins. Last Thursday, the state of North Carolina reported the highest
Writer: Joshua Andino 2 min read December 2021— As Minnesota reaches the 1 million mark for COVID cases, live events are underpinning Downtown Minneapolis’ recovery, bolstered by revised CDC guidelines recommending shorter quarantines. Over 1 million COVID-19 cases have been diagnosed in Minnesota since the beginning of the pandemic 22
Writer: Joshua Andino 2 min read 2021— Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has issued an indoor mask-mandate as the city’s positive cases reach new highs. As concerns remain and case counts continue to rise due to the more transmissible Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Newark has implemented an indoor mask mandate.
Writer: Joshua Andino 2 min read June 2021 — A month after Minnesota governor Tim Walz ended the mask-mandate across the state, Minneapolis and St.Paul have now followed suit by dropping their own local mask mandates. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey signed an emergency regulation that lifted the mask mandate for
The city of Fort Lauderdale made very conservative projections at the beginning of COVID yet finished the 2020 better than anticipated. Infrastructure projects kept going and the city was quite aggressive about completing them, Mayor Dean Trantalis told Invest:Insights. As they reopen, the city complacency is his biggest worry. Until
Writer: Joey Garrand 2 min read February 2021 — The pandemic has wreaked havoc on Charlotte’s hospitality industry. However, industry leaders have been hopeful for a recovery and the recent easing of COVID-19 restrictions in North Carolina is another step in that direction. This week, Gov. Roy Cooper announced the
Writer: Felipe Rivas 2 min read January 2021— Gov. Roy Cooper announced Wednesday the extension of the current modified stay-at-home executive order until Feb. 28. As part of the extension, the eviction moratorium and statewide order allowing to-go mixed drinks sales will stay in place through March. Although the vaccine
By: Sara Warden 2 min read December 2020 — New York City has always been known as the financial capital of the United States, and even of the world. But as executives learn to work from home and seek less densified neighborhoods and a better quality of life, one location
By: Felipe Rivas 4 min read December 2020 — The COVID-19 pandemic pressed the reset button for virtually every industry creating direct and indirect influences to the real estate sector. Factors such as the rapid transition to the remote work environment, the bolstering of E-commerce, increased desire for outdoor space,
