Contractors, Developers, Designers, Construction Workers—nearly everyone in the construction industry throughout South Florida—should be prepared for a significant increase in infrastructure-related construction work.

WeWork's retrenchment caused a deep drop in Q4 2019 commitments and other providers were expected to pick up the slack in Q1 2020, says a CBRE report. But such plans never materialized, stymied by the advent of COVID-19.

Strong April rent collections and favorable loan terms convinced Preferred Apartment Communities to move forward with the purchase, despite COVID-19 complications.

On the following pages you will find our picks of the leading influencers in the retail space. Like the rest of our influencer series, this group of…