1. What healthcare leaders are prioritizing in 2023
As Greater San Antonio’s healthcare sector continues to craft its own equilibrium post-pandemic and lead the country in innovation and care, local health system leaders are honing in on their visions for the future. In interviews with Invest:, leaders share what their approaches to assessing community needs and accommodating heightened demand will look like in the new year.
2. Invest: Tampa Bay 2022-2023 to highlight region’s heightened status, resilience
Research for Invest: Tampa Bay’s fifth edition is officially underway. Providing the most comprehensive analysis of the Tampa Bay-St.Petersburg-Clearwater metropolitan area, Invest: Tampa Bay 2022-2023 will focus on how the region’s public and private sectors are continuing to capitalize on growth opportunities while remaining resilient in the face of national economic uncertainties.
3. New year, higher wages: Massachusetts minimum wage hike goes into effect
Massachusetts workers welcomed a state minimum wage increase to $15 on Jan. 1, 2023 — part of a five-year plan of annual wage increases passed in 2018 — but the completed compensation hike comes amid higher costs in housing.
4. New year, new rules
A new year is typically associated with change, with Jan. 1 marking a reset of sorts. For Texas, the beginning of 2023 will see many of the laws passed in the last legislative session come to fruition. Invest: explores some of the legislative changes Texans can expect throughout the new year.
5. Charlotte to double-down on arts and culture for 2023
As Charlotte enters the new year, city officials are looking to solidify the Queen City’s status as a destination for the arts and culture.
6. Leaders look to address Atlanta housing crisis
Atlanta is known for being a business-friendly and diverse region that offers many opportunities. As a result, it has been experiencing immense growth in recent years, growth that has led to a hike in home prices and a subsequent drop in affordability that is now a central focus of leaders in the region.
7. Pittsburgh’s arts and culture scene: A driving force in the city’s development
Pittsburgh attracts a great deal of tourists because of its unique offerings in the arts and culture space, including world-class exhibitions and programming, outdoor spaces and recreational opportunities — making Pittsburgh and Southwest Pennsylvania a popular destination for visitors. Steven Knapp, president and CEO of the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, and Jeremy Goodman, president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquariums, shared their thoughts with Invest: on the importance of their organizations in the region’s continued growth.
8. Holland & Knight arrives in Nashville via merger
In what is one of the first major mergers of 2023, Nashville-based Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis has agreed to combine with Florida-founded Holland & Knight. The new firm, with almost 2000 lawyers, will operate under the Holland & Knight name.
