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Restaurant Commercial Construction Trends: Why Restaurant Construction is Booming

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It’s safe to say we have not seen this level of new restaurant construction projects in the commercial general contracting industry since 2007 or 2008. Olive Garden is building its first location in Chicago. In Chicago for example, many restaurants are having trouble finding space that can support their needs.

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Snapshots: 60 Seconds… With Michael Finney, President And CEO, Michigan Economic Development

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Newell Rubbermaid’s plans for a new center came to a choice between Chicago and Kalamazoo. In 2008, Group C Media began laying the groundwork for a bold, yet logical expansion of our portfolio. The global economic meltdown of 2008 put everybody’s expansion plans–including ours–on hold. REAL TACTICS FROM MASTERS OF CRE.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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Chicago, Toronto, Los Angeles, Genesee County (NY) and Sioux City (IA) were the top five finishers in BF’s Food Processing Industry Leaders metro ranking. NOLA, MEMPHIS ARE LOGISTICS LEADERS. The two Texas cities finished first and second, respectively, in our Top FTZs (Merchandise Received) ranking.

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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percent between 2008 and 2018. Beyond Arizona’s own list of attractive qualities—low operating costs, high quality of life, educated workforce and minimal regulation, just to name a few—Santa Cruz Commerce Center offers advantages that are unique to Indian reservations and especially to Ak-Chin. Arkansas’s labor force is nearly 1.5