Larkin Hoffman Briefings

Learn about the biggest projects from top developers, and construction companies. Gain key insights about development challenges and successes, site selection, construction costs and financing, and emerging trends.

Bisnow Twin Cities Multifamily event featuring Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as the keynote speaker. Moderator Jacob Steen will guide a panel of industry leaders as they discuss equitable housing initiatives, covid recovery plans, and generational market shifts that will reimagine Minneapolis multifamily housing and rebuild a stronger future.

Bisnow Twin Cities Multifamily event featuring Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as the keynote speaker. Moderator Jacob Steen will guide a panel of industry leaders as they discuss equitable housing initiatives, covid recovery plans, and generational market shifts that will reimagine Minneapolis multifamily housing and rebuild a stronger future.

Cyberattacks on employers’ systems or on third parties with whom employers do business are in the rise across the country. Employers need to take a hard look at their current systems to avoid a data breach that affects their employees. In this podcast, Phyllis Karasov and Chris Young discuss how employers can plan for the potential fallout from a data breach, minimize the accompanying financial and operational disruption, and properly communicate with employees and other affected parties when the increasingly inevitable data breach occurs.

Both chambers of Congress are currently making plans to resurrect earmarks as part of the $1.4 trillion in discretionary spending approved every year. The House plan calls for the resurrection of earmarks in the form of “Community Project Funding.” The Senate has not yet announced its plan but both chambers are in negotiations to implement the earmark revival in a transparent and responsible way.  

Union organizing is down as compared to previous years, but that does not mean employers should believe that support for labor unions has decreased.  NLRB records indicate that the number of representation petitions filed in 2020 is dramatically down from each of the previous four years.  This reduction in representation petitions can be attributed to the challenges for union organizers to personally meet with employees, as well as the fact that for many employees, their primary focus has been on retaining their jobs, looking for jobs, and keeping food on the table.  Joining a union may not be the highest priority for many employees.

We are all waiting for a COVID-19 vaccine. When we have a vaccine,  can an employer require that applicants and employees be vaccinated against COVID-19?  Employers have a legitimate desire to keep their workplaces safe and to protect their employees from contracting COVID-19 in the workplace.   Phyllis Karasov and Dan Ballintine discuss the practical and legal issues associated with an employer mandatory vaccination program.

This week Margaret Vesel and Matthew Bergeron recap the Minnesota legislature‘s second special session and the ongoing negotiations over a capital investment bill, a tax bill, and a supplemental appropriations package. They also turn their attention towards the August 11 primary election and discuss a number of key races to watch.

Margaret Vesel and Matthew Bergeron recap the Minnesota Legislature’s week-long June special session and preview the upcoming special session scheduled for July 13, 2020.  They discuss the ongoing negotiations over law enforcement reform, capital investment, and bonding and examine how the seemingly unrelated issues are interconnected when it comes to finding a “comprehensive deal.”

On June 16th, SBA release an updated loan forgiveness application that reflected provisions of the PPP Flexibility Act.  This guidance indicates a significant change in how borrowers may qualify for loan forgiveness and criteria in selecting the 8-week vs 24-week covered period.  This podcast will update the factors borrowers consider as well as identify the opportunities and pitfalls arising out of this guidance.