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Commercial Construction Highs and Lows of 2011

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We saw drawings for new Chicago restaurant projects, retail construction work, office renovations, school construction and learning center additions – you name it, we saw it. Developers and retailers that would normally go 2 deep in bidding went 4 deep. HIGH – Everyone was submitting drawings in 2011. I was wrong.

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Business Report: Lindt Expands To Add Ghirardelli Line In Stratham, NH

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In 2011, about 36,000 square feet was added for corporate office space, new retail space and new entry. Stratham Town Planner Lincoln Daley told the Union Leader they expect to see another proposal for additional warehouse space from Lindt in the next couple of years. In 2012, New Hampshire tapped a total of $5.8

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Contractor Marketing That Works: How Can It be a Happy New Year.

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As a result, Blitzen has formed a hostile Union (I never trusted him anyway; sounded like a Commie name) Elves are marching at the Pole, demanding pay during the off-season. If the joy of Christmas was only in retail dollars, then we’d all be reading “‘Twas the night before Chapter 11” Not exactly uplifting.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Carolinas Put Out A Welcome Mat for Business from Far East

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From the September/October 2012 issue. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration (ITA) announced recently new export data that shows North Carolina merchandise exports increased 5 percent in the first half of 2012 compared to the same period in 2011, growing from $13.4 Half-way through 2012, U.S. By Ed Felton.

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Pulse: 07/23/2012

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07/23/2012. Nebraska The SAC Federal Credit Union has selected Leo A Daly to provide design and engineering services for its new headquarters campus in Papillion. Construction is expected to begin in fall 2012. SAC Federal Credit Union, 11515 S. © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ENR Top Lists. about us |.

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Pulse: 07/30/2012

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07/30/2012. in the South Lake Union district of Seattle. The project entails constructing a seven-story, 220,000-sq-ft building with 20,500 sq ft of ground-level retail space and a 172-space underground parking garage. © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ENR Top Lists. ENR Sourcebooks. Survey Schedule. about us |.

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Illinois: Unveiling the Future of Digital Design and Manufacturing

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percent are in manufacturing, while nearly 20 percent are in the wholesale and retail sectors. Drastic changes began to occur to the facility in 2010, when the company announced a $600 million investment to support future models in 2012. Of those jobs, 33.5