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Are Your Hotel General Contractors Checked In or Out?

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Englewood completed renovations to guests rooms and the main restaurant as well as created a fitness and wellness center above the main ball room of the famed Drake Hotel in Chicago. According to the American Institute of Architect’s semiannual Consensus Construction Forecast , hotel construction is predicted to grow 15.7

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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Labor Department forecasts that truck drivers will account for 43 percent of the growth in logistics jobs in the coming years. The 24th Annual State of Logistics Report predicts a continuing plague of overcapacity and rate problems for ocean carriers due to optimistic economic forecasts that led to companies expanding their fleets.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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The office building is scheduled for completion by spring 2015 with the residential complex following in the summer. Houston (Zone 84) and El Paso (Zone 68) also shined in BF’s new ranking of top Foreign Trade Zones. The BRAF-affiliated Wilbur Marvin Foundation (WMF) will own the office building.

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Logistics: No Drivers Needed

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For example, the Mercedes-Benz semi-autonomous truck prototype scheduled for release in 2025 has a computer that will not completely replace the driver, but will allow them to do other things inside of the cabin. Markets as widespread as Chicago, Boston and New York City, are all easily within a day’s drive.

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Industry Focus: Data Centers – To Serve And Protect

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Participation in recent data center conferences and other industry activities, and Victor Narusis’ panelist role in Chicago Data Center Summits, have raised Huntley’s awareness and stock. Patrick Davis, Senior Design Phase Manager with the Chicago office of Mortenson Construction is impressed with Huntley.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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Navagant Research forecasts that the global SGaaS market, estimated at $1.7 It’s scheduled to open in 2016 and employ up to 450 people when fully operational. Shovel Ready Silver builds upon those attributes by maintaining documentation that is less than one year old and having proper zoning and infrastructure built to the property.

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