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How to Choose the Best General Contractor to Partner with for your “First” Commercial Construction Project

HardHatChat

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. Navigating the ins and outs of a new market: If you take a set of plans and build the exact same project in both St.

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ASCC Recognizes Concrete Contractors for Exemplary Safety

Construction Superintendent Magazine

Concrete contractors with exemplary safety records for 2011 were recognized by the American Society of Concrete Contractors, St. Louis, Mo., at the association’s Annual Conference, September 20, in Chicago, Ill.

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How to Avoid a Commercial Construction Scandal

HardHatChat

Don't forget to vet your general contractor's background and experience when reviewing bids. While there are three sides to every story, recent commercial construction news stories like this one from the Chicago Tribune , “Construction firm caught in contract probe” , really burn me up. Playing fair starts at the top.

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Dennis Calvert, the right architect for Design-Build

The Korte Company

Jack had used the design process while working under Eero Saarinen (yes, the same designer of the St. Louis Arch and Lincoln Center). . The Martha Manning project gave Dennis a first-hand look at Ralph’s vision for client-focused construction projects that drew on the ideas of everyone involved, including the contractor. .

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Meet the interns: An inside look at their experience at The Korte Company

The Korte Company

You also have to understand their application in different situations on the job and communicate well with the workers and contractors on site. He joined Korte Company’s St. Louis office with only one semester left before receiving his bachelor’s degree from Missouri University of Science and Technology.

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4 distribution center projects that changed The Korte Company forever

The Korte Company

Dennis called up to Walgreens’ home office in Deerfield, Illinois, near Chicago. Then, the plumbing contractor called Jerry again. Then he drove up to Chicago the following Wednesday to meet with the Walgreens construction team. Bill Pistrui, by then a renowned and respected St. Louis architect, led our design department.

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Women in Construction: Stephanie Kretchmar Turns Glitter into Gold

Pro Builder

I’m based in Chicago where I work for Draper and Kramer, Incorporated, a national full-service real estate firm, as a project manager in the construction and maintenance department for the multifamily properties we own and manage. Our portfolio spans 6,000 market-rate rental units across 20 properties in Chicago, St.