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Vol. XXIII, No. 12, November/December 2023

  1. Editor's corner (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2023/ december/ article101.shtml#article)
  2. Post-pandemic nonresidential construction costs up more than one-third (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2023/ december/ article102.shtml#article)
  3. Heightened competition for leisure time and dollars (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2023/ december/ article103.shtml#article)
  4. Gen Z's ideal eats (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2023/ december/ article104.shtml#article)
  5. Changes in age groups over time (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2023/ december/ article105.shtml#article)
  6. Zoom fatigue is real (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2023/ december/ article106.shtml#article)
  7. Average STILL not good enough. What do you think about being "Extra" ordinary?
  8. Peach is the 2024 color of the year (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2023/ december/ article108.shtml#article)
  9. The growing at-home entertainment competition (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2023/ december/ article109.shtml#article)
  10. The LONGEST article ever written about the out-of-home entertainment industry just got LONGER (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2023/ december/ article110.shtml#article)
  11. Consumers are embracing neo-hedonism (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2023/ december/ article111.shtml#article)
  12. How many Millennials are using each social platform? (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2023/ december/ article112.shtml#article)

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Post-pandemic nonresidential construction costs up more than one-third

This October, nonresidential construction costs were 36% higher than in February 2020, right before the start of the pandemic.

The increases to construction materials were identical at 36%.

This impacts the feasibility of new location-based entertainment projects (LBEs), as there has not been a comparable increase to the prices newly constructed LBEs can charge to offset the increased construction costs. For example, there has only been a nine percent increase over the same time span in the producer price index for food and beverages purchased at restaurants and bars and only a 14% increase for costs at amusement and theme parks.

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Vol. XXIII, No. 12, November/December 2023

  1. Editor's corner (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2023/ december/ article101.shtml#article)
  2. Post-pandemic nonresidential construction costs up more than one-third (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2023/ december/ article102.shtml#article)
  3. Heightened competition for leisure time and dollars (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2023/ december/ article103.shtml#article)
  4. Gen Z's ideal eats (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2023/ december/ article104.shtml#article)
  5. Changes in age groups over time (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2023/ december/ article105.shtml#article)
  6. Zoom fatigue is real (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2023/ december/ article106.shtml#article)
  7. Average STILL not good enough. What do you think about being "Extra" ordinary?
  8. Peach is the 2024 color of the year (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2023/ december/ article108.shtml#article)
  9. The growing at-home entertainment competition (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2023/ december/ article109.shtml#article)
  10. The LONGEST article ever written about the out-of-home entertainment industry just got LONGER (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2023/ december/ article110.shtml#article)
  11. Consumers are embracing neo-hedonism (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2023/ december/ article111.shtml#article)
  12. How many Millennials are using each social platform? (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2023/ december/ article112.shtml#article)

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