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Flagship Store Retail Construction: 3 Reasons Brands Still Build in a Flagship Location

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With our firm’s long track record in retail construction, we’ve witnessed firsthand the ebb and flow of activity across this sector over the years. It’s true the retail mix among flagship stores in prime locations is changing. Today, many of those traditional mall retailers have closed their flagships.

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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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LOCATION FOCUS: The Heartland of America Beats Strong

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Illinois has a broad economic base with Chicago in the northeast; small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in the central and western regions; and natural resources like coal, timber and petroleum in the south. Foreign trade zones also are located in Peoria, Lawrenceville, Rockford and the Quad Cities.

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Successful Commercial Construction Strategies and Operations: Tip #1

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This means that all parties working on a job (us, the client, subcontractors and architects) have access to all job files 24/7, which is ideal when you have multiple projects in different time zones. It’s also good for the environment – another one of my pet projects I’ll blog about later. Well, it’s a domino effect of savings.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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because of its strong pro-business environment. Through the Enterprise Zones Program business and industry can realize state incentives such as Job Creation Grants and Real Property Investment Grants, while also realizing a number of local tax and other incentives. per square foot, lower than the Chicago Market average of $4.84.

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Food Processing: Generating Growth for Good Eats

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The metropolis of Los Angeles was the top food processing location in BF ’s 2015 Metro Rankings Report, earning the number one ranking in our metro Food Processing Employment Leaders category, edging Greater Toronto’s burgeoning food processing hub and the traditional food processing crossroads of Chicago as king of the foodies.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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Less Taxing,” aired for six months in the NY/NJ/CT, Boston and Chicago markets. Over $100 million in investments are expected to be made by concerns adjacent to the arena, which could generate over 1,000 new jobs, new retail and significant quality of life enhancements. The campaign, built on the tagline of “Life. The company $7.2-million

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