As states lift stay-at-home restrictions, landlords will need to prepare buildings for tenants to return and operate.

Data and analytics firm GlobalData also has forecast a 6.6% fall in construction output for North America this year, which is equivalent to a drop of $122.4 billion in projects.

Retailers like American Eagle Outfitters, Rent-A-Center and Urban Outfitters, and restaurant chains like Cracker Barrel and Texas Roadhouse are now eligible for Main Street loans.

COVID-19 continues to claim retail victims. Just before the pandemic began to spread across the US, Pier 1 filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.  At the time…