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Commercial Construction Trends: The Highs and Lows of 2016

HardHatChat

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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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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The Reasons BIM is Going Nowhere Fast

Building Information Management

Software developers, regulators and building professionals should support the development of building information modeling (BIM ) for use as an automated code-checking tool that can improve compliance and streamline the approval process. The building community needs mechanisms (e.g.,

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Knowledge, value and money in the competitive marketplace: How much should you pay (or be paid)?

Construction Marketing Ideas

The software provider had responded to previous inquiries by email, however, reasonably promptly, so I held out some hope he would communicate. I set a $200 budget for the job, and provided core details. I’ve managed to do everything for under $100, without fixed budget commitments. Still no solution. At 7:00 p.m.

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The Reasons BIM is Going Nowhere Fast

Building Information Management

Software developers, regulators and building professionals should support the development of building information modeling (BIM ) for use as an automated code-checking tool that can improve compliance and streamline the approval process. The building community needs mechanisms (e.g.,

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Location Focus: Illinois – Trying to Make Headway in Every Way

Business Facilities

According to the Chicago Tribune , “The fund will award convertible notes initially ranging from $100,000 to $500,000 to early-stage Illinois-based companies working in renewable energy, energy efficiency, smart grid, next-generation transportation and water resource management. This venture capital fund allocated with $2.3

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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? By moving to a paperless project management software system. How Developers Can Decrease Operating Costs by Thousands of Dollars. All you need to do is answer a couple questions. How did you file the documents for your last commercial construction project?