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Must See: Detroit's Beaux-Arts parking garage

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The storied Michigan Building in downtown Detroit, built in the grandiose Renaissance Revival style of the Roaring Twenties, has now been used for a while as a facility the original architects perhaps never intended it to be used as: a parking garage. Body Image: read more.

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Commercial Construction Strategies: Flagship Stores to Footprint Expansion

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In fact, after helping American Girl relocate their flagship stores in Chicago and New York City, we just completed our third relocation project in Los Angeles. Over a three-year period, we have built out several new restaurant locations in the Midwest, including Chicagoland and Detroit.

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Business Report: Chicago Will Host Digital Manufacturing And Design Innovation Institute

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President Obama has awarded Chicago a $70 million grant from the Department of Defense to build a $320-million Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute. Three other innovation hubs are being built in Canton, MI near Detroit, Youngstown, OH and Raleigh, N.C. The center offers advanced training and development services.

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Harley Ellis Devereaux, BFHL Architects announce merger

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A national architecture and engineering firm in practice since 1908, Harley Ellis Devereaux has offices in Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco, CA. The new combined firm will provide Ralph, Brett and their San Francisco team with deep resources for enhanced project delivery and cutting edge expertise.

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Nature as the city: Why it’s time for a new framework to guide development

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While a host of forward-thinking companies including Samsung and Vivo understood the benefits of indoor-outdoor work prior to the pandemic, the integration of green roofs, patios and balconies with plantings and multipurpose outdoor settings are now critical to the future of the office.

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Feature Story: Public-Private Partnerships – An Alliance For Progress That Works

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City of Fort Lauderdale, Workforce Florida, Workforce One Broward County, Florida Power & Light’s Office of Economic Development, Department of Economic Opportunity and Florida Power and Light Energy Services (FPL). “It Less Taxing,” aired for six months in the NY/NJ/CT, Boston and Chicago markets.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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The Austin Chamber of Commerce, Travis County and the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and Tourism were key players in bringing the project to fruition. Your eyes weren’t deceiving you when you saw Detroit, MI sitting at No. Airbus is the largest customer of the U.S. 10 in our Economic Growth Potential metro ranking.

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