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Are Your Hotel General Contractors Checked In or Out?

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Englewood completed renovations to guests rooms and the main restaurant as well as created a fitness and wellness center above the main ball room of the famed Drake Hotel in Chicago. Hospitality construction has been a bright spot for commercial construction general contractors in 2013 across all spectrums of the market.

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How to Decrease Commercial Construction Costs by Reusing the Right Items

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Recently, our director of operations Chuck Taylor was featured in a Chicago Tribune article based on the reporter’s curiosity about a hotel peephole he kept in his office. What made this peephole so interesting was that it was salvaged from the hotel construction renovation we did of a HoJo in Chicago.

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CRE Construction Project Site Selection: 3 Tips for Finding the Perfect Match

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When it comes to choosing a site for a commercial construction or CRE project, finding the perfect match between a brand or concept and an available space is one of the most important steps in the planning process. What will it take to build out the space? Will any “unbranding” be necessary?

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Successful Commercial Construction Strategies and Operations: Tip #2

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Key Steps Commercial Developers Can Take to Ensure Their Contractors are Financially Stable. In today’s market there’s no such thing as too much due diligence – especially when it comes to checking the financial stability of your contractors. So your general contractor’s financial problems are costing you time and money.

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Sean Kavanaugh's Unique Plumbing and Mechanical Contractor Insights

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The Following Is An Outline From Sean Kavanaugh''s Guest Appearance On The Contractors Success M.A.P. Litvin was a fairly famous hi-rise contractor and one of the first high rise contractors in Chicago doing the plumbing work for the John Hancock Building, Water Tower Place, Marina Towers (Think Bullet with Steve McQueen) and many others.

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Commercial Construction Adaptive Reuse: Reimagining Space

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Adaptive Reuse in commercial construction is nothing new. For years, smart Real Estate Developers and property owners have been repurposing everything from old warehouses and industrial properties to shopping malls, hospitals, and historical buildings into creative mixed-use residential and commercial spaces. Stay tuned for more.

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Sean Kavanaugh's Plumbing And Mechanical Contractor Insights Part 1

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Today''s Guest Article Is Part One Of Sean Kavanaugh''s Podcast Interview On Contractors Success M.A.P. The Following Is An Outline From Sean Kavanaugh''s Guest Appearance On The Contractors Success M.A.P. We did tenant improvements, commercial, industrial and multiunit residential rehab and commercial and industrial service work.