For Minnesota hotel industry, normal could be a year or more away The hospitality sector has taken a devastating hit from COVID. But with vaccinations rising, operators predict a brighter 2021. March 6, 2021 8:00am Text size Copy shortlink:
Jim Alderman was set to fly from North Carolina to Minnetonka a year ago to start his new role as chief executive of Radisson Hotel Group Americas when the phone rang. I got a call March 10 saying the governor was shutting the state because of COVID, Alderman recalled. So on my very first day as CEO, we closed the [headquarters] office and told everyone to come and take what they needed home.