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“Even in this last 10 days, we’re starting to see clients clearly making decisions around that third phase of what’s the workplace like post-COVID,” he says. An early trend he’s seeing is companies wanting to reconfigure what were single workstations into bigger areas for the type of collaboration that can’t be done well by people working from home. “We believe, and we’re starting to see, that design and workplace strategy and build-out is going to be a real opportunity as people reconfigure the square footage that they have.” … [Read more...] about Are offices dead? Not yet, but real estate power brokers are betting on a new strategy

"This area of Bengaluru witnesses thousands of people travelling daily to work, airport and considering traffic situations in parts of the city like the airport road during peak hours, we expect this new route to ease traffic woes along this busy corridor and provide an alternative solution to a large number of private vehicles," he said. … [Read more...] about Embassy Group signs MoU with BMRCL for Bettahalasur Metro Station

A history of working together Local governments have formed several kinds of partnerships with community land trusts. In June, the city of Seattle announced it would transfer a decommissioned fire station to the Africatown Community Land Trust, saying “we understand the urgency behind making bold investments in the Black community and increasing community ownership of land.” Community members hope the site will play a key role in a city development plan that highlights Black entrepreneurs. It’s one of several proposals in the region for Black-led community organizations to acquire underutilized public property. … [Read more...] about This old but innovative form of real estate deal could help heal segregated cities

"Deposits fell 10-11 percent and almost two-third of reduction is on account of government-related accounts – this is largely related to general private sector bank stance. This will also result in lower CASA ratio, but reduce our dependency on this category for deposits in future," IndusInd Bank said in a regulatory filing on BSE on March 30. … [Read more...] about IndusInd Bank deposits shrink by 10-11%, brokerages see tough road ahead

Vaccine development is a long, complex process. Unlike drugs that are given to people with a diseased, vaccines are given to healthy people and also vulnerable sections such as children, pregnant women and the elderly. So rigorous tests are compulsory. History says that the fastest time it took to develop a vaccine is five years, but it usually takes double or sometimes triple that time. … [Read more...] about Kamath panel submits report on resolution framework for COVID-hit assets