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  • Nexkey’s 2020 Access Control Trends Review reveals the shift toward mobile access control and the importance of security post-COVID

    Nexkey

    Today, 98% of people have a smartphone, the most desired credential, yet only 5% use them to unlock the doors to their office. This may soon change as 44% said access control is now more important to them after the coronavirus pandemic.   Nexkey, a leading innovator in cloud and mobile access control technology, today releases the 2020 Access Control Trends Review which reveals an increased importance on security for businesses after COVID-19 and the continued desire to adopt new acce…

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  • Tishman Speyer Rolls Out Coworking Concept to Two More Manhattan Buildings

    Commercial Observer

    Tishman Speyer rolled out its coworking concept, Studio, to two more Manhattan buildings, as some predict flexible office leases to become more popular for businesses in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Commercial Observer has learned.

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  • Google Tells Staffers to Work Remotely Until Next Summer

    Wall Street Journal

    Google will keep its employees home until at least next July, making the search-engine giant the first major U.S. corporation to formalize such an extended timetable in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. The move will affect nearly all of the roughly 200,000 full-time and contract employees across Google parent Alphabet Inc., GOOG 1.21% and adds pressure to other technology giants that have slated staff to return as soon as January.  …

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  • The Work-From-Home Shift Shocked Companies. Now They’re Learning.

    Wall Street Journal

    A shift potentially as monumental as the movement of workers into factories during the Industrial Revolution has swept the globe, only this transition happened in months, and moved people in the opposite direction—back home. Despite its speed, we’re still in the earliest stages of the Work-From-Home Revolution, and it could take years or even decades of trial and error to get right. …

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  • Empty Towers, No Power Lunches: Ghostly Midtown Is Omen for N.Y.C.

    The New York Times

    7,500 workers are missing from a famous building. A food cart sells 10 hot dogs a day. The virus’s effect on one block could be an omen for the city’s future.

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  • How To Raise $36 Million In The Middle Of A Pandemic

    Forbes

    I’m a strong believer – as we’ve explored several times over the past few months – that the current COVID-19 pandemic, though devastating for society and the economy, is motivating real estate industry stakeholders to fully embrace proptech and the value it can deliver now and for the future. It’s not surprising that, in all this doom and gloom, startups providing this value are getting the opportunity to shine. Last week, LA-based proptech startup Openpath (a firm favorite of this column) annou…

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  • Scattershot Reopening Policies Are Expediting The Restaurant Industry Collapse

    Bisnow

    When the coronavirus first reached American soil and started to spread, restaurants around the country were universally restricted to takeout and delivery. Starting in May, states took different paths to reopening businesses, and states like Florida and Arizona were among the first to allow indoor dining and bar seating to resume.

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  • Jon Love, CEO KingSett Capital | Success, communication, and building horsepower during a pandemic

    Tenant Experience Network

    This episode of TEN features Jon Love, CEO of KingSett Capital, a leader in the commercial real estate industry, who took time out from his vacation with his family to talk with us today. In this episode, we will learn about Jon’s journey to his current position at KingSett Capital, with over $13B in assets under management.

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  • Delivery Robot Startups Turn Focus to Cities Amid Pandemic

    Wall Street Journal

    A handful of startups raised venture capital funding—and eyebrows from curious onlookers—as their semiautonomous, cooler-sized robots rolled onto college campuses and communities in recent years. University campuses started out as prime locations to test this technology. But as the coronavirus pandemic has shuttered campuses and left many in limbo about reopening this fall, some robotics startups have accelerated efforts to expand in cities and neighborhoods as demand surges for delivery service…

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  • Knowledge Cubed and CompStak Announce Strategic Data Partnership

    Savills

    New York (July 27, 2020) – Knowledge Cubed, the global real estate data and analytics platform powered by Savills and designed for corporate occupiers, announced a new partnership with CompStak today. CompStak is the world’s leading provider of crowdsourced commercial real estate transaction pricing data. Knowledge Cubed plans to offer Savills clients and advisors access to CompStak data through a suite of apps designed to analyze commercial office market pricing. “Our clients are looking …

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