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Smooth or Rocky Career Changes: Your Choice Page 7
Charlotte Named LEED Gold City Page 2
Construction Spending Stalls from July to August Page 3
More Than 80% of Seniors Do Not Intend to Sell Their Home Page 4
Pandemic-Era Job-Changers Burned Out, Felt Under-Valued Page 4
Redfin Reports Asking Prices Up 12% to All-Time High
Hybrid Work is Key Component of Return to Office Planning Internet Connectivity at Home Could Pose Challenge
Most buildings and tenants are highly prepared to welcome employees back to the office, having developed plans and outfitted their buildings to ensure safety, comfort and well-being while accommodating the growing demand for remote work opportunities that provide the flexibility to recruit and retain talent. At the same time, large numbers of employees lack access to stable high-speed internet
service at home, creating a paradox as companies navigate the new normal in a post-COVID world, according to a first of its kind occupancy survey released today by commercial real estate and facilities management advisor Blue Skyre IBE. “The COVID pandemic will have a lasting impact of redefining how and
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An Introductory Lesson on Convertible Debt Page 7
“This is the thing that short sellers do, they lean against the wind. If you have short sellers who are not afraid to do that, you will not get prices that are too high or too low, which is what I think we want when we are allocating capital.” – Charles Jones, finance professor at Columbia University’s business school
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