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

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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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Six Ways to Control Rising Commercial Construction Costs

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Englewood recently began work on Season’s 52 in Chicago. If there is one aspect of a commercial construction job worth extra investment, it is the planning and drawing stage. The summer construction season often brings rising costs. Construction season is upon us, and you know what that means…rising commercial construction costs.

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Best and Worst of Commercial Construction Practices in 2009

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As this year draws to a close, let’s look back on some of the highs and lows of what was a challenging year. Low – Chicago losing the 2016 Olympic bid. When Chicago lost the 2016 Olympic bid this fall, it was a devastating blow to the city’s restaurant and retail construction industry. High – Green building.

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Upcoming Webinars & Construction Events in June 2022

Autodesk Construction Cloud

You’ll hear case studies on how contractors and design firms have worked with their clients to manage uncertainty, gain trust in estimating and work collaboratively to ensure the design meets the project scope within cost and schedule constraints. AIA Conference on Architecture 2022 (Chicago, IL). Get more details. Get more details.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Illinois – Strong Demand Lifts Industrial Parks In Wheeling, IL

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Rendering of the new Tin Goose Hangar, which is under construction at Chicago Executive Airport. The owners plan to invest an estimated $1 million on building improvements prior to taking occupancy. The business owners plan to invest an estimated $5,000,000 on facility improvements prior to taking occupancy. By Sharon Clark.

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Measurement Fails in Business, Part II: Real-World Examples and Solutions

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Steel’s South Chicago Works, the world’s largest structural steel mill at the time, employing 20,000 workers. To balance the material coming out, we would pile excess product without recording it, in a massive storage area when exceeding quota and then draw from it when we fell short. The first issue is the quality of baseline budgets.

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4 distribution center projects that changed The Korte Company forever

The Korte Company

Estimator Jerry Rehkemper was stationed in The Korte Company’s Mt. Dennis called up to Walgreens’ home office in Deerfield, Illinois, near Chicago. I’ve got documents and drawings that I’ll overnight you. Then he drove up to Chicago the following Wednesday to meet with the Walgreens construction team.