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New Ideas for Old Shopping Malls: 3 Ways Retail Developers are Remixing the Shopping Center Experience

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Coming out of the International Council of Shopping Centers’ RECon convention in Las Vegas last month, there’s been a lot of conversation in the media around the future of retail development. 2) Vehicles to “Drive” Mall Traffic. 2) Vehicles to “Drive” Mall Traffic.

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Commercial Construction Highs and Lows of 2011

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HIGH – Everyone was submitting drawings in 2011. We saw drawings for new Chicago restaurant projects, retail construction work, office renovations, school construction and learning center additions – you name it, we saw it. Developers and retailers that would normally go 2 deep in bidding went 4 deep. I was wrong.

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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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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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4 distribution center projects that changed The Korte Company forever

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That’s the Walgreens, the country’s second-largest health and wellness retail brand. 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.

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Location Focus: Illinois – Trying to Make Headway in Every Way

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According to the Chicago Tribune , “The fund will award convertible notes initially ranging from $100,000 to $500,000 to early-stage Illinois-based companies working in renewable energy, energy efficiency, smart grid, next-generation transportation and water resource management. This venture capital fund allocated with $2.3

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Successful Commercial Construction Strategies and Operations: Tip #1

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Did your general contractor give you a big fat binder of information including your warranty letters, operating manuals, as-built drawings, etc? If you have more ideas for decreasing operating costs, I’d love to hear them. How did you file the documents for your last commercial construction project? Bill Di Santo.