Wintrust Business Lunch 6/27/24: Hotel occupancy, heat wave economy, Amazon Prime Day

Wintrust Business Lunch

Segment 1: Michael Jacobson, President and CEO, Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association, to talk about the health of the Chicago area hotel industry. With NASCAR, Lollapalooza and the Democratic Convention (plus conventions!) coming to town, can we expect hotel occupancy be near capacity for the summer?

Segment 2: Bree Fowler, Senior Writer, CNET, joins John to talk about Amazon joining the exclusive $2 trillion club Wednesday, what to expect from Amazon Prime Day, and the Supreme Court ruling that the Biden administration can continue to contact social media companies and urge them to take down posts that they view as disinformation.

Segment 3: Dr. Nathaniel Keohane, President, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, joins John to talk about the hidden costs of extreme heat and how climate is impacting the economy.

https://serve.castfire.com/audio/5248354/5248354_2024-06-27-193154.128.mp3

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