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Commercial Construction Real Estate Trends from ICSC 2014

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For one week each year, the commercial construction industry converges on the desert city as national retail construction firms, retail brokers and retailers all get together to make deals and plan for the following year. In the Chicago-area alone, we can point to several major shopping center construction projects taking place.

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

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Construction budgets can make or break a deal. Recently, we were performing a pre-construction analysis for a retail client on a Chicago-area property. Armed with our data, the client was able to secure Buy Buy Baby as a tenant and the deal worked out financially. Keyword Cloud Best Chicago Contractor. March 2010.

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Five Predictions for Commercial Construction Trends in 2012

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It’s that time of year when our team predicts the 2012 commercial construction trends – from what’s on tap for Chicago retail construction to national restaurant construction and hospitality construction. Currently Savers has three Chicago-area locations, but we wouldn’t be surprised to see that number increase in 2012.

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The impact of office-to-residential conversion on downtown areas

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They hold the key to facilitating real change in dealing with rising vacancy rates and reinvigorating downtowns and business districts. Further financial assistance may be available through Tax Increment Finance for projects that meet specific criteria such as a minimum of 30% affordable housing. The opportunity for cities is massive.

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Predictions and National Trends in Commercial Construction

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It’s that time of year when our team predicts the commercial construction trends for the upcoming year– from what’s on tap for Chicago retail construction to national restaurant construction and hospitality construction. Currently Savers has three Chicago-area locations, but we wouldn’t be surprised to see that number increase.

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Illinois: Unveiling the Future of Digital Design and Manufacturing

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L ast year, Chicago celebrated the highly anticipated grand opening of the new UI Labs Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII) on Goose Island. Last year’s groundbreaking on the project was an exciting one for Goose Island, which is quickly becoming known as an important tech hub within Chicago.

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Snapshots: 60 Seconds… With Michael Finney, President And CEO, Michigan Economic Development

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We give preference to businesses that need assistance for deal-closing or those second-stage companies that need gap financing. Newell Rubbermaid’s plans for a new center came to a choice between Chicago and Kalamazoo. CRE teams include site selectors, facility managers, finance and IT experts.