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Flagship Store Retail Construction: 3 Reasons Brands Still Build in a Flagship Location

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With our firm’s long track record in retail construction, we’ve witnessed firsthand the ebb and flow of activity across this sector over the years. This goes to show that while the brands undertaking flagship construction projects might be changing, the appeal of these locations holds true.

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Happy Anniversary Hard Hat Chat: Celebrating 10 Years of Commercial Construction Trends, News, Insights, and Conversation

HardHatChat

In 2009, amid the business challenges of the Great Recession, our company made the decision to start a blog as an outlet to share commercial construction trends, insights, news, and observations on a variety of topics. In one of our first posts, we talked about how the commercial construction industry hasn’t changed that much.

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Chicago Bridge & Iron's Latest Setback: A $558M Charge

ENR Construction

The company's recent financial and legal developments have been a roller-coaster.

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Proposed Illiana Expressway Put on Pause

Construction Equipment

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) dropped its appeal to a judge’s ruling against the Illiana Expressway, a move that could halt the controversial project indefinitely, reports Crain’s Chicago Business.

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Commercial Construction 2020 Trends: Cannabis Retail, Senior Housing and Restaurant Construction Lead the Way

HardHatChat

Here are four commercial construction and commercial real estate trends we expect to shape our business and our industry: 1. However, we expect senior living construction remodel and refresh projects will continue to be strong in the next decade due to owners’ and operators’ long-term property investment strategies.

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Construction Contract's arbitration provision is separable, based on

Construction Lawyer

Werner Sabo is a partner at the construction law firm of Sabo & Zahn in Chicago. He is also a founding member of the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys. His book, Legal Guide to AIA Documents, published by Aspen Publishing, is in its fifth edition. He concentrates in the area of construction litigation.

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Successful Commercial Construction Strategies and Operations: Tip #2

HardHatChat

Whether you’re hiring a general contractor , architect, engineer or some other consultant, their ability to pay their subs directly and on time affects the success of your commercial construction project. So your general contractor’s financial problems are costing you time and money. So how do you avoid all of this?