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Commercial Construction Highs and Lows of 2011

HardHatChat

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. Regardless, there’s no denying the union construction jobs/markets are taking a big hit.

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What Wal-Mart in Pullman Means for Chicago Retail and Restaurant Construction … and My Heart

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The recent Chicago City Council approval of a second Wal-Mart in the city limits is excellent news for Chicago’s commercial construction industry. All in all, Chicago general commercial construction contractors should see an uptick in work. Will there be more new-construction Wal-Marts in Chicago? in Pullman, circa 1950s.

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

HardHatChat

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. Louis and Los Angeles, you’re likely to have two very different experiences.

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Commercial Construction Trends: More than the Menu—New Restaurant Construction Best Served with an Experience

HardHatChat

Last year, Englewood Construction completed the Chicago Sports Museum, an 8,000-square-foot interactive museum at the new Harry Caray’s 7th Inning Stretch in Chicago’s Water Tower Place. Last year Englewood completed the 22,928-square-foot Harry Caray’s 7th Inning Stretch at Water Tower Place on Chicago’s famed Magnificent Mile.

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Guide to Top 2022-23 Construction Conferences & Events

Autodesk Construction Cloud

One of the biggest draws of the AED Summit is its specialized learning tracks which are segmented for leadership, management, product, sales, and more. CMAA Focus (Chicago, IL). CMAA Focus 2022 will take place at the Renaissance Chicago in Downtown Chicago. AIA Conference on Architecture 2022 (Chicago, IL).

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Illinois: Unveiling the Future of Digital Design and Manufacturing

Business Facilities

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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Dennis Calvert, the right architect for Design-Build

The Korte Company

In grade school, Dennis’s art teacher noted his ability to draw and suggested he consider a career in art. He did return every summer to work on a permit as a union carpenter with his father. My strengths were design and marketing, while Bill’s strengths were managing people and production drawings. Dennis’s dad was on board. .

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