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Chicago Retail Construction News and Trends – 2011 Updates

HardHatChat

Now that spring is officially here, I wanted to reflect on the Chicago retail construction trends and news we’ve seen so far in 2011. From the new commercial construction projects we know are in the pipeline, to what I heard at the recent Bisnow Chicago Retail Summit , I am cautiously optimistic. Chicago Suburban Shopping Centers.

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Exclusive Chicago club re-emerges as a boutique hotel

BD+C

By 2008, it looked like the historic Chicago Athletic Association (CAA) building, located in downtown Chicago across from Millennium Park, was destined to become another casualty in the march to modernity. Charles Comiskey, and Albert Spaulding.

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Hyundai Construction Names J.Y. Kim President

Construction Equipment

A 28-year Hyundai veteran, Kim began his career as part of an overseas sales team to support North American Operations, and later worked at HCEA’s Chicago office from 2004 to 2008. Kim president. He was instrumental in establishing a…

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Mortenson Raises Estimate for 2017 Chicago Construction Cost Increases to 4.5%

Construction Superintendent Magazine

CHICAGO, Ill. With supplies of some key materials, equipment and labor tightening, Mortenson Construction has raised its estimate for nonresidential construction cost increases in Chicago, Illinois, for 2017 from 4 percent to 4.5 percent in Chicago, according to the Mortenson Construction Cost Index.

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United Rentals Acquires Franklin Equipment

Construction Equipment

Franklin sells and rents equipment from manufacturers such as Wacker Neuson, Toro, and Chicago Pneumatic. Founded in 2008, the dealership grew to 20 locations in Ohio, Indiana,… United Rentals has acquired Franklin Equipment, which has 20 locations in the midwest and southeast United States.

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Flagship Store Retail Construction: 3 Reasons Brands Still Build in a Flagship Location

HardHatChat

Apple’s first flagship store was in Chicago on Michigan Avenue, where tourists and locals alike quickly became familiar with – and grew to love – the unique environment it offered to interact with the brand’s latest products. Our very first project with the brand was to relocate its original Chicago flagship store to Michigan Avenue in 2008.

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Greenbuild – The Target Rich Environment for Green People

Green Building Law Update

This year Greenbuild is in Chicago from November 14 thru 16. While attendance in recent years is off a bit from the huge Greenbuild the first time the conference was in Boston in 2008, with 27,995 attendees (. Greenbuild 2018 in Chicago will be “the” target rich environment for green people this year. that was a party!),

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