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What a Chicago 2016 Summer Olympics Means for Chicago’s Retail and Restaurant Construction Industry

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There’s no doubt that local businesses will have much to celebrate if on October 2, 2009, Chicago wins the 2016 Summer Olympics bid. But just how would Chicago hosting the Olympics affect the city’s restaurant and retail construction activity ? Here are a couple of my predictions…. I say back the bid! Bill Di Santo.

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The Keys to Making Big Box Retail Construction Projects Successfully Fit Smaller, Urban Footprints like CityTarget on State Street

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Englewood Construction has worked on a number of Chicago retail construction projects in high-traffic urban areas, such as American Girl Place on Michigan Avenue. So if your general contractor doesn’t tell you the same thing, then you’re not working with one of the best Chicago contractors. Is this a new retail construction trend ?

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3 Secrets to Successful Landmark-Status Building Construction Projects

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When I think back on the most interesting construction projects and challenges I’ve handled in my career as a national commercial contractor, without a doubt some of the most memorable have been in landmark-status buildings. Plan for Extra Permitting Hoops.

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2010 Commercial Construction Trends Update: Work for Niche Retail Stores

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At the end of 2009, I wrote a blog post called “Commercial Construction Trends to Watch in 2010.” National retail construction contractors are also seeing niche retail brands feed off each other like the new Little Miss Match store and the American Girl Place store in Water Tower Place shopping center in Chicago, both projects we worked on.

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Are You Lining Your Commercial General Contractor’s Pockets?

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I’ve got to ask, are you still competitively bidding the bulk of your commercial construction projects? And here’s why: 1. Negotiating with a commercial contractor allows you to split unforeseen cost savings. Really, you are? Interesting…. 2. Work starts immediately. Reviewing bids can take weeks while negotiating takes days.

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Commercial construction projects: Three tips to not leaving money on the table

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In today’s economic climate, most retail development firms, shopping center landlords, office building owners and especially general commercial construction contractors would be wise to take a step back and ask themselves if they are leaving any money on the table when it comes to new business and servicing their customers. Leave a comment.

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Why Giving Back to Clients Makes ‘Fore’ Good Business

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based Englewood Construction, one of the country's leading commercial construction firms, will sponsor the 2012 Ryder Cup at Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Ill., Delivering the best commercial contracting services to national and international clients is something we feel privileged to do. a Chicago suburb. Lemont, Ill.-based