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  • TODAY AT 12 PM EST: CREtech Talks Emerging Trends in Construction Technology

    CREtech

    The construction tech sector has been on a rapid path of growth over the past several years.  The biggest challenge the industry faces is adoption.  However, innovation and willingness-to-adopt technology in construction is increasing. Hear from the most insightful and active developers and tech-investors as they discuss their perspectives on the construction tech sector and how today’s developers can leverage technology to increase productivity and profitability.

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  • Simon Property Ends Taubman Deal as Coronavirus Hits Retail

    Wall Street Journal

    Simon Property Group Inc. SPG -14.34% is terminating its $3.6 billion deal to acquire Taubman Centers Inc., TCO -1.20% the latest sign of the severe pressure the retail sector and mall industry are contending with during the coronavirus pandemic. The deal, announced in February, would have combined two landlords as the industry struggles with an oversupply of malls and the decline of traditional retail stores against the rising tide of e-commerce….

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  • Office Proptech Startup Lane Raises $10M in Series A

    The Real Deal

    Proptech startup Lane raises $10M for office platform. A platform akin to an operating system for offices closed on a $10 million funding round as the coronavirus pandemic began shutting down workplaces. … Lane’s CEO Clinton Robinson admitted he was “incredibly concerned” the funding wouldn’t close

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  • The Elevator Arises As The Latest Logjam In Getting Back To Work

    KHN

    When the American Medical Association moved its headquarters to a famous Chicago skyscraper in 2013, the floor-to-ceiling views from the 47th-floor conference space were a spectacular selling point. But now, those glimpses of the Chicago River at the Ludwig Mies van der Rohe-designed landmark, now known as AMA Plaza, come with a trade-off: navigating the elevator in the time of COVID-19.

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  • Virus Makes AR’s Potential a Reality for Chip Makers

    Wall Street Journal

    Intel Corp. INTC 1.32% ’s semiconductor production hit a stumbling block in March. A chip plant in Chandler, Ariz., needed work done, but the engineer for the job was stuck in Germany because of trans-Atlantic flight restrictions to combat the spread of the coronavirus. …

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  • What It Looks Like Inside an Amazon Warehouse Now

    The New York Times

    KENT, Wash. — After months of being embattled over its response to the coronavirus, Amazon is working to convince the public that its workplaces — specifically, the warehouses where it stores everything from toys to hand sanitizer — are safe during the pandemic. …

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  • Pandemic Threatens to Upend a Thriving Real Estate Model

    The New York Times

    Safety concerns have forced developers to rethink mixed-use projects combining retail, residences and offices, which have helped define the live-work-play ethos that many younger professionals seek.

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  • One Is A Lonely Number: Is It Time To Get Your Building A Digital Twin?

    Bisnow

    Digital twins are still in the early-adoption stage but could take off in the … commercial real estate, a digital twin is a virtual replica of a building.

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  • Property Managers Have Had to Quickly Digitize

    GlobeSt

    Property managers have been slowly adopting and adapting to new technologies, but since the onset of the pandemic hit, technology has become an essential tool in the property management toolbox. Technology has become an integral way to communicate with residents, vendors and conduct basic business operations. According to a recent survey conducted by AppFolio, 23% of property managers have increased dependence on technology since the beginning of the pandemic.

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  • ‘Innovation Doesn’t Have A Color’ Collab Capital Targets $50M Fund To Invest In Black Founders

    Crunchbase

    The main data point we have been referencing  to illustrate this disparity in the startup world is revealing–just 1 percent of the amount of funding flows to black founders in the U.S But months before the events of the past several weeks, a trio of black founders set out to change that statistic in a meaningful way by raising money for their new fund, Collab Capital.

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