Business View Magazine | August 2020

200 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE AUGUST 2020 size urban center that I think is going to be quite attractive as people choose where they want to live. Having these urban environments where people can be connected and still have access to our Tier One research university will continue to drive the entrepreneurial activity and job creation. “The trend with hospitality in downtown is also strong. Our convention center also sits along the street car route, right in downtown, and it’s undergoing a $65 million renovation. Our first connected hotel to the convention center is under construction – a Double Tree brand. For a city our size – population over 530,000 - not having a convention center with a connected hotel is unusual, so we’re glad to be increasing our ability to attract meetings, when, in fact, we can meet again. So, we’re looking forward, hopefully, to that business returning when the pandemic is somewhat under control. “We have another group out of Dallas – Fayth DEVELOPING IN THE HEART OF TUCSON WWW.LOVEBLOCKPARTNERS.COM