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Commercial Construction Highs and Lows of 2011

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As 2011 comes to a close, it’s time for us to look back on the commercial construction building trends , news and projects of this past year and share our thoughts on the highs and lows in the industry. It was optimistic and certainly gave us a lot of commercial construction news to talk about around the water cooler. I was wrong.

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What Wal-Mart in Pullman Means for Chicago Retail and Restaurant Construction … and My Heart

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The recent Chicago City Council approval of a second Wal-Mart in the city limits is excellent news for Chicago’s commercial construction industry. History shows commercial developers do well opening new big box retail stores like Bed Bath and Beyond, Home Depot or Best Buy near Wal-Marts. Unions, politics, retail construction.

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How to Avoid a Commercial Construction Scandal

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While there are three sides to every story, recent commercial construction news stories like this one from the Chicago Tribune , “Construction firm caught in contract probe” , really burn me up. Pursuing those jobs meant we would have had to use shoddy subcontractors or non-union labor where union labor would have been best.

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How to Choose the Best General Contractor to Partner with for your “First” Commercial Construction Project

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One of our current commercial projects at Englewood Construction is a new Farm & Fleet store we’re building in Romeoville, Ill. For example, at Englewood we’ve completed an array of national commercial projects – ranging from fast casual to fine dining , discount retail to high-end stores, and hospitality projects to senior housing.

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ASOS To Invest More Than $100M In Georgia Expansion

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The online fashion and beauty retailer will expand its Fulton County, GA e-commerce fulfillment operations. Read: ASOS To Invest More Than $100M In Georgia Expansion at BusinessFacilities.com.

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ASOS Creating Over 1,600 Jobs In Georgia

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Over the next five years, the online fashion and beauty retailer will invest more than $40M to establish an East Coast fulfillment center in Fulton County, GA. Read: ASOS Creating Over 1,600 Jobs In Georgia.

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eBay Enterprise Expanding In Walton, KY

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Our employees are excited about the new facility. Through their efforts, we’re able to provide our world-class brands and retailers with the capacity, speed and scale needed to deliver packages quickly to consumers across the nation.”. John Schickel, of Union. million through the Kentucky Business Investment program.