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Women in Construction: Jeanne Bartels Wears Many Hard Hats

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From property and project managers, to engineers and CFOs, these women have climbed the ranks and made a name for themselves in their respective companies. Jeanne Bartels, senior project manager at McHugh Construction , is one such woman. I love being involved in so many details and aspects of a project.

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Six Ways to Control Rising Commercial Construction Costs

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Englewood recently began work on Season’s 52 in Chicago. Many general contractors decide to lower their risk and start commercial construction projects in the warmer months, paying a premium for nice weather, but assuring timely delivery. The summer construction season often brings rising costs. www.EnglewoodConstruction.com.

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Commercial Construction Trends: The Highs and Lows of 2016

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As a national commercial construction firm, it’s not surprising the majority of our 2016 revenue came from work outside our home market of Chicago. As these retailers look for ways to refresh and rebuild their brands, while also tightening their budget, they are making more value-based decisions.

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4 distribution center projects that changed The Korte Company forever

The Korte Company

Dennis called up to Walgreens’ home office in Deerfield, Illinois, near Chicago. He furnished the phone number of the Walgreens project manager in charge. The project bids in seven days.”. He invited the project manager to talk to a man at a new United Stationers facility just a few miles from Walgreens headquarters.

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5 Signs Your Shopping Center Construction Contractor is Costing You Business

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Unfortunately, a landlord’s biggest liability in a commercial construction project can be an insensitive general contractor whose only concern is making his deadline and budget. we came in on time and under budget without one complaint from any of the retailers. Plenty, if the GC’s actions are hurting your tenants’ business.

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Susan Bowman sets the example

The Korte Company

She’d graduated with an accounting degree at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, worked at a Big 8 public accounting firm, passed the CPA exam and learned the ins and outs of construction accounting at Pepper Construction in Chicago. Meanwhile, Rob’s hometown of Chicago was a great place to launch their careers. They didn’t.

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Successful Commercial Construction Strategies and Operations: Tip #1

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How would you like to “find” thousands of dollars in your operating budget? How did you file the documents for your last commercial construction project? By moving to a paperless project management software system. It’s also good for the environment – another one of my pet projects I’ll blog about later.