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Labor Cost Management

3 stories · First covered Feb 23, 2026 · Latest May 9
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Labor Cost Management Coverage
Chatham's Preferred Shares Pay 6.625% Like Clockwork. The Interesting Part Is What's Underneath.
REITs Primary
May 9

Chatham's Preferred Shares Pay 6.625% Like Clockwork. The Interesting Part Is What's Underneath.

Chatham Lodging Trust's preferred dividend is doing exactly what preferred dividends do... nothing surprising. But the Q1 2026 numbers underneath it tell a more useful story about what's actually working in upscale select-service right now, and what that 135-basis-point margin expansion means for operators watching their own expense lines creep.

RP
Rav Patel 3 min read · May 9
Truist Just Cut RLJ's Price Target Again. The Properties Feel It Before the Stock Does.
REITs
Apr 12

Truist Just Cut RLJ's Price Target Again. The Properties Feel It Before the Stock Does.

Truist dropped RLJ Lodging's price target from $8 to $7 and shaved its EBITDA estimate, which sounds like a Wall Street story until you realize someone at each of those 92 hotels is about to get a tighter budget memo.

RP
Rav Patel 3 min read · Apr 12
88 Jurisdictions Just Blew Up Your Labor Budget. Here's What to Do Before It's Too Late.
Labor Primary
Feb 23

88 Jurisdictions Just Blew Up Your Labor Budget. Here's What to Do Before It's Too Late.

The biggest coordinated minimum wage spike since the pandemic is rolling through 22 states, and if you haven't already remodeled your compensation structure from the ground up, you're about to get a very ugly surprise on your next P&L.

MS
Mike Storm 3 min read · Feb 23