HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Earlier this month, the Englewood Construction team was honored to be recognized as one of the Best Restaurant Contractors in Chicago by Chicago Architects. This recognition also got me thinking about what sets a really great restaurant contractor apart from a general construction firm.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

APRIL 25, 2022

Chicago is the third-largest city in the U.S., In fact, building construction employment in the Chicago metro region reached 28,400 in December 2021. Chicago is also rated the 2nd highest city in the U.S. Here, we’ll discover the top five construction projects that are currently taking place in the Chicago metropolitan area.

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HardHatChat

MARCH 28, 2011

Now that spring is officially here, I wanted to reflect on the Chicago retail construction trends and news we’ve seen so far in 2011. From the new commercial construction projects we know are in the pipeline, to what I heard at the recent Bisnow Chicago Retail Summit , I am cautiously optimistic. Chicago Suburban Shopping Centers.

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Construction Dive

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The Chicago-based general contractor will self-perform the concrete foundations, flatwork, tilt-up wall panels and concrete paving on the lithium-ion battery separator materials hub.

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Construction Dive

AUGUST 22, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic previously delayed the project, but the contractor finished concrete work this month.

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Chicago Concrete Contractors 109

Construction Dive

JANUARY 17, 2023

Chicago and Philadelphia’s reciprocal arrangement for disadvantaged businesses could become a national model, organizers say.

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HardHatChat

MAY 15, 2013

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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Construction Dive

JULY 6, 2020

During peak activity, the project, with Mortenson as its general contractor, will employ 1,200 construction workers.

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ENR Construction

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Cement surcharges and prices to ensure deliveries of materials such as concrete have jumped much faster than inflation in the area for more than a year. High demand, lower river water levels, a labor dispute and many other factors are contributing to unprecedented increases.

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Construction Equipment

APRIL 6, 2018

Chicago Pneumatic hydraulic excavator attachments have joined the Epiroc product lineup. The Epiroc RX breakers, RC compactors, and CG contractor grapples will be supported from Epiroc’s dedicated hydraulic attachments organization. The former Chicago Pneumatic hydraulic attachments that Epiroc has added include:

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HardHatChat

JUNE 21, 2011

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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BD+C

JUNE 30, 2016

A jury found Chicago contractor Elizabeth Perino guilty of four counts of fraud for allowing two other major contractors to use her company as a "pass-through" in order to meet minority goals on city work, according to CBS Chicago.

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HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

The Chicago blizzard of 2011 is a story we’ll be talking about for generations. 3, 2011, that didn’t mean the best Chicago contractors weren’t working. If you’re involved in Chicago retail construction , or any type of commercial construction in a cold weather climate, take note of the checklist below.

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HardHatChat

AUGUST 12, 2014

Recently, Englewood completed the 23,000-square-foot Harry Carays 7th Inning Stretch and Chicago Sports Museum at Chicagos famed Water Tower Place. Commercial general contractors are finding plenty of opportunities in the office, apartment and hotel construction markets right now. Design savings.

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ENR Construction

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Chicago developers, contractors, unions, the United Way and even Rahm Emanuel's last campaign manager are coming together to bring women, african-americans, latinos and other minorities into the building trades.

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Contractor Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

The Mechanical Contractors Association of Chicago is trying to get its members to think about safety in a more fun way. Safety shouldn’t be a scary proposition. Plumbing'

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Chicago Safety Contractors 55

Construction Dive

MARCH 26, 2019

The modernization brings the city in line with international standards and gives contractors more options for building materials and technologies.

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HardHatChat

JULY 13, 2010

The recent Chicago City Council approval of a second Wal-Mart in the city limits is excellent news for Chicago’s commercial construction industry. All in all, Chicago general commercial construction contractors should see an uptick in work. Will there be more new-construction Wal-Marts in Chicago?

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Contractor Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2014

O’Neil Chicago and Therm Flo, Inc., join prestigious contractor association. The Mechanical Contractors Association of Chicago has added two new members, W.J. O’Neil Chicago and Therm Flo, Inc., to its group of elite contractors that provide pipefitting and HVAC services in the Chicagoland area.

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Construction Dive

AUGUST 22, 2019

A new analysis found that Power Construction pulled permits for more than twice the square footage of runner-up Clark Construction.

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BD+C

JUNE 24, 2014

The Chicago Tribune reports that Mayor Rahm Emanuel will announce plans for the Chicago Architecture Biennial today, planned to rival the Venice Architecture Biennale. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers Building Team'

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

will develop Chicago’s first-ever casino using a consortium of contractors that includes minority-led firms. . Bally’s Corp.

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Construction Dive

AUGUST 17, 2018

Tech leaders from Skanska, Mortenson, McCarthy and more are conferring strategies for maximizing innovation and investment at an Associated General Contractors event in Chicago this week.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Fast Company got an exclusive first glimpse of preliminary designs for George Lucas’ planned museum in Chicago. “It Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers Building Team Museums' It looks like a pyramid from the year 2020,” they wrote. Body Image: read more.

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Construction Equipment

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Chicago-based T.J. Lambrecht Construction is closing its doors and using Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers to liquidate equipment at several upcoming unreserved public auctions. December 4, 2012. read more

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Chicago Equipment Contractors Construction 59

HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

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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Construction Equipment

AUGUST 24, 2016

Electrical contractor Archon Construction, working for SBC Communications, was shut down Tuesday while working on Dearborn Street in Chicago's Loop after Twitter users reported the contractor was blocking the bike lane on the street illegally.

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Chicago Construction Electrical Contractors 48

ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

will develop Chicago’s first-ever casino using a consortium of contractors that includes minority-led firms. . Bally’s Corp.

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Contractor Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

CHICAGO — The Chicago Auto Show is a hit with consumers, the media, and even the staff at CONTRACTOR magazine — we definitely love a good auto show! Plus, the Chicago Auto Show showcases many work-truck vehicles for the mechanical contractor. Alternative Fuel Vehicles Registered User'

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Contractor Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2015

The Mechanical Contractors Association of Chicago has announced the launch of their newly minted “Essentials of Project Management Certificate Program.”. New program responds to growing technical and regulatory changes in the construction industry. read more.

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BD+C

JULY 29, 2014

Star Wars director George Lucas selected Chicago-based Studio Gang Architects and Beijing firm MAD to design his proposed art museum on Chicago’s lakefront, DeZeen reports. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Cultural Facilities Engineers Facility Managers Building Team'

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HardHatChat

AUGUST 13, 2013

For instance, in Chicago, the Fashion Outlets of Chicago debuted on August 1 , marking the area’s first new Chicago shopping center development in 20 years. Englewood recently finished the build-out of Ports 1961 at the Fashion Outlets of Chicago in Rosemont. Case-in-point–the Fashion Outlets of Chicago.

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HardHatChat

APRIL 12, 2016

The other day I was talking with a Chicago-area client who didn’t realize Englewood is a national general contractor that manages national commercial construction projects across the country. He asked me, “You only have offices in Chicago, right? So how does that work?”. Knowing the Local Terrain.

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BD+C

JUNE 24, 2014

The Chicago Tribune reports that Mayor Rahm Emanuel will announce plans for the Chicago Architecture Biennial today, planned to rival the Venice Architecture Biennale. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers Building Team'

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Construction Dive

APRIL 12, 2019

As a condition of city subsidies, Sterling Bay and Related must use 30% minority- and 10% woman-owned contractors on their respective mixed-use megaprojects.

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HardHatChat

JULY 25, 2016

It’s a pretty cool ground-up commercial construction project for us because not only is it the first time we’ve worked with this national retail brand, but it’s also the very first Farm & Fleet store in the Chicago area.

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ENR Construction

JUNE 27, 2018

Crews from general contractor Walter Daniels recently installed a cross-laminated timber deck for a 19,000-sq-ft McDonald’s restaurant in Chicago.

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