01/28/20: Why Renting A Hotel Room By The Day Isn’t What You Think

Downtown hotels, facing a surge of new competition that has hampered bottom-line growth, are now offering stays during the day. Crain’s commercial real estate reporter Danny Ecker talks with host Amy Guth about the trend. Plus: UIC gets a grant from a Melinda Gates-backed effort to boost women in tech, McPier names a new CEO, a Chicago marketing tech firm gets a rare and huge investment, and Bar Louie's bankruptcy leads to two area closings. Find hashtag #CrainsDailyGist to continue the conversation about these and other business stories.