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2014 Commercial Construction Industry Trends and Predictions

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Englewood Construction recently completed a Season’s 52 on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile. Activity was up for retail and restaurant construction and once-stalled commercial construction projects are finding themselves back on 2014 bid sheets for the best commercial general contractors. Big is back.

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Business Report: Chicago Will Host Digital Manufacturing And Design Innovation Institute

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President Obama has awarded Chicago a $70 million grant from the Department of Defense to build a $320-million Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute. Mark Kirk, representatives from UI Labs and World Business Chicago, and various industry partners who supported the winning bid were at the White House for the announcement. “We

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Best and Worst of Commercial Construction Practices in 2009

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In fact, we worked on two green projects this past year and we hope to do even more next year as we are committed to helping our clients reduce their carbon footprint through sustainable commercial construction. Low – Chicago losing the 2016 Olympic bid. Jobs that used to have 2-3 bids, now have 10.

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Best and Worst of 2010: Commercial Construction Trends

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And of course the industry did see some notable shopping center renovations in 2010, such as Randhurst Mall in Chicago and Hamilton Plaza Shopping Center in New Jersey. While sustainable construction was a hot button in 2010 office construction, green retail and restaurant construction did not gain as much traction. Bill Di Santo.

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What are Today's Best New Retail Developments? | Hard Hat Chat

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Recently, we were performing a pre-construction analysis for a retail client on a Chicago-area property. Keyword Cloud Best Chicago Contractor. Chicago Construction News. Chicago restaurant construction. Construction Bids. Sustainable Construction. Crain's Chicago Business. March 2010.

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Commercial Construction Trends and Predictions for 2016

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We are presently working with several real estate developers to create this type of environment in Chicago and its suburbs, as well as New York and Los Angeles. As more developers and tenants embrace this concept as a successful model for driving traffic, we see this trend sustaining for several years to come.

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Pulse: 08/20/2012

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Sustainability. Illinois Ivanhoe Cambridge and Hines, two major real estate developers, are planning to build River Point , an office building, in downtown Chicagos West Loop neighborhood. acre public park built over rail tracks, which will connect the office tower to the Chicago Riverwalk. Chicago, 60603. Transportation.