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JANUARY 18, 2011

January is a great time to create a commercial construction checklist of resolutions to help improve your commercial real estate business in the coming year. Don’t always take the lowest bid. Schedule a commercial construction preventive maintenance visit. Qualify general contractors that build in your wheelhouse.

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APRIL 12, 2016

The other day I was talking with a Chicago-area client who didn’t realize Englewood is a national general contractor that manages national commercial construction projects across the country. He asked me, “You only have offices in Chicago, right? So how does that work?”. Knowing the Local Terrain. Tapping Into Technology.

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JANUARY 27, 2011

As suggested in my 2011 commercial construction trends blog post, there seems to be a rise in new restaurant construction, particularly among franchise restaurants. In fact, Crain’s Chicago Business just reported that Moe’s Southwest Grill has sold restaurant franchise agreements to open 10 new units in the Chicago market.

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MARCH 17, 2015

All signs have been pointing to a robust commercial construction pipeline, with activity consistently on the rise. In fact, last year, the value of all commercial construction contracts signed in the Chicago area was close to $10.6 Based on our backlog and client activity, we predict record growth in 2015.

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JUNE 21, 2012

Observations and Conversations about Commercial Construction, Development and Management. I get asked a lot about commercial construction trends. I get asked a lot about commercial construction trends. Recently, we were performing a pre-construction analysis for a retail client on a Chicago-area property.

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MARCH 28, 2017

By their very nature, flagship locations almost always pose a wide range of circumstances beyond what you might expect in a typical retail or restaurant construction job – which is why it’s imperative that brands turn to a trusted commercial construction firm experienced in navigating the flagship location construction process.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

How did you file the documents for your last commercial construction project? By moving all correspondence and documents online you eliminate the cost to print dozens of copies of blueprints, design-build schedules, etc. And without anything to print, then there’s nothing to mail – no more fees for overnight bid-request mailings.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

in Chicago. For those familiar with Chicago, you may also know this store offers a prime corner location on the city’s famed Magnificent Mile. There are a lot of cooks in the kitchen during the commercial construction approval process (landlord, city inspectors, alderman, etc.), Michigan Ave. 5. Sleep is for sissies.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

What Every Developer Should Ask General Contractors During the Retail Construction Bid Process. During my 30+ years in the commercial construction industry, I’ve submitted bids for hundreds of retail construction projects and been vetted by some of the best developers out there. Bill Di Santo. Tel: 847-233-9200 x710.

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JANUARY 26, 2010

General commercial construction contractors have to put in the same plumbing, three-compartment sink, dishwasher and cook line regardless of the restaurant’s name or construction costs. Now that’s not to say just any commercial general contractor can build a Gibson’s. the back of the house is the exact same. Hands down, DuPage County.

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MARCH 23, 2010

Establish relationships early in the design stage with your commercial construction general contractor. This lets your general contractor weigh in with estimated construction costs before plans are finalized and sent out for subcontractor bids.

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JULY 6, 2016

Chicago is the nation’s rail hub that connects six of the seven class one railroads. per square foot, lower than the Chicago Market average of $4.84. rail freight passes through Chicago’s rail yards. On a daily basis, 500 freight trains and 37,500 carloads of rail freight leave the Chicago metro region (i.e.,

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AUGUST 1, 2014

We also configured our Renewable Energy Leaders category to rank the metros that are using the most renewable energy, with some surprising results (hint: the top-ranked metro is the home of the oil bidness). (To Mobile landed a crown jewel of the commercial aircraft sector with Airbus’ decision to put its A320 final assembly line in the city.

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OCTOBER 30, 2017

For example, the Mercedes-Benz semi-autonomous truck prototype scheduled for release in 2025 has a computer that will not completely replace the driver, but will allow them to do other things inside of the cabin. In August 2017, the City of Ruston won the bid to host the Dixie Youth Baseball 2019 World Series at the new Ruston Sports Complex.

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