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

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Macy Morley mastered Design-Build through project management Macy Morley worked as a project management intern while pursuing dual master’s degrees in architecture and construction management from Washington University in St. He joined Korte Company’s St. We took this architecture boat tour through the Chicago River.

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Dennis Calvert, the right architect for Design-Build

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In grade school, Dennis’s art teacher noted his ability to draw and suggested he consider a career in art. Jack had used the design process while working under Eero Saarinen (yes, the same designer of the St. Louis Arch and Lincoln Center). . Louis architect who also wanted in on the Design-Build movement. . “As

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4 distribution center projects that changed The Korte Company forever

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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. Bill Pistrui, by then a renowned and respected St. I got nowhere,” Dennis said.

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FEATURE STORY: Game-Changer In The Heartland

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It is served by Norfolk Southern, Canadian National and CSX railroads, and provides lower cost and efficient shipping options to the east, west and gulf coasts, bypassing the congestion of Chicago, St. Louis and Indianapolis. Situated 36 miles from Springfield, 120 miles from St. DECATUR: BUSTLING WITH ACTIVITY.

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Iowa: Moving To The Top Of The Class

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That’s because in this bi-state region that offers a laborshed of 588,000 people, it’s common that businesses will draw employees, clients and suppliers from throughout western Illinois and eastern Iowa. Louis, Kansas City, Des Moines, Indianapolis and Omaha. Construction is underway on the new $1.4

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Points of Entry for Cash-Rich Cargo

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CHICAGO EXEC ANCHORS WHEELING. The Village of Wheeling’s manufacturing base is anchored around its general aviation airport, Chicago Executive Airport, the third busiest in Chicagoland. Chicago Executive Airport serves as a hub for business and industry and as a logical magnet drawing businesses to the area.