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In July, as Nashville was hitting new highs for COVID-19 positivity rates and hospitalizations were surging across Tennessee, TMZ published a video of Lower Broadway with the title âNo-Maskville.â The nearly 90-second clip taken from a car shows what looks like a normal scene for the street on a weekend night â and thatâs what was so confounding about it. Large crowds crammed into small indoor bars, with many more people milling around outside waiting to get in, most of them apparently unmasked. A shirtless man strolls by in the foreground.
It was one of several videos and images from Nashvilleâs main tourist destination that spread around the internet over the past year to the shock and horror of many observers. The images further prompted a question that one might have already felt compelled to ask: What the hell is going on down there?Â
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Communications technology company Uniguest has acquired a Florida company that specializes in digital signs.
Terms of Nashville-based Uniguest’s deal for Janus Displays aren’t being disclosed. Janus traces its roots to the 1984 founding of Morrow Technologies, which made LED displays and circuit boards and got its big break when it landed a contract with Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center. Today, Janus markets its wayfinding and other digital signage services to hotels Four Season, Marriott and Hyatt locations among them as well as hospitals, universities, military bases and casinos around the world.
“We have followed the Janus Displays business for many years and have been very impressed with their solution portfolio and excellent service reputation,” Uniguest CEO Jeff Hiscox said in a statement. “The Janus Displays team will add immediate value to our hospitality division and we’re really excited to integrate them under the Uniguest umbrella.”
Graduate Student at Cornell University
Drew Conte is pursuing a Master of Management in Hospitality degree at Cornell University. Prior to enrolling in graduate school, Drew was completing Marriott’s manager-in-training program in the rooms division, at one of the largest non-casino hotels in the country, the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, TN. There, he was able to apply his customer service and leadership skills at a corporate level operation, working on projects to increase employee engagement and guest satisfaction. Drew graduated from Johnson & Wales University Magna Cum Laude in 2019, with a degree in hotel and lodging management. He solidified his passion for hospitality and travel after completing several internships, ranging from front office operations in MI to destination marketing in RI. Currently, Drew is expanding his knowledge of the industry and hopes to transition into a marketing role upon graduation.