SCRAMBLE: BREAKING: Minnesota’s hospitality industry ‘on the brink of no return’

<p>Minnesota’s nearly $9 billion hospitality industry “is on the brink of no return,” according to a new report warning that years of mounting regulation and economic uncertainty threaten to decimate a key part of the state’s economy.</p><p>The new survey from Hospitality Minnesota found that only a third of restaurants, hotels and other tourism businesses expect a better spring than last year. In contrast, nearly three-quarters expected a better spring in 2021.</p><p>“We’ve not recovered since the pandemic,” said Angie Whitcomb, Hospitality …