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Chicago Casino Construction: How to Deal the House a Winning Hand

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The pending downtown Chicago casino will involve a different set of construction challenges than the Rivers Casino in Des Plaines (shown here). In Chicago commercial construction news , everyone knows the big buzz right now is on the pending Chicago casino. More challenges = higher commercial construction costs.

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

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Observations and Conversations about Commercial Construction, Development and Management. I get asked a lot about commercial construction trends. I get asked a lot about commercial construction trends. Recently, we were performing a pre-construction analysis for a retail client on a Chicago-area property.

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Secrets to a Successful Commercial Construction Subcontractor Relationship

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The same can be said of the relationship between commercial general contractor and subcontractor. We GCs may think we’re the star, but we all know the most successful commercial construction project s require great subcontractors.

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#112:  Owners' Implied Warranty Rights Against Subcontractors

NH Construction Law

A few years back I blogged ( #84 ) that owners generally lack “third party beneficiary” rights required in order to enforce subcontracts. The Richards Group of Chicago , 116 Ill. But what about the implied warranty of good workmanship ( #4 )? 3d 852, 856, 452 N.E.2d ”).

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5 Signs Your Shopping Center Construction Contractor is Costing You Business

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When it comes to current retail and commercial construction trends , we all know there aren’t a lot of new shopping centers under construction right now, or new office buildings under construction for that matter. What’s wrong with a general contractor focused on commercial construction costs and his construction schedule?

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Seventh Circuit examines "pay-if-paid" provision

Construction Lawyer

Werner Sabo is a partner at the construction law firm of Sabo & Zahn in Chicago. He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier.

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Federal Court dismisses sub's claim against GC because of arbitration

Construction Lawyer

Werner Sabo is a partner at the construction law firm of Sabo & Zahn in Chicago. He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier.

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