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Retail Construction Trends 2010 Update: Outside the Big Box

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According to my blog, I said in 2010 we should “Expect to see new innovation in store concepts, especially when it comes to capitalizing on vacated commercial space in prime locations…In 2010, we should see more creative re-use of empty commercial space …”. Chicago Place shopping mall retrofit. Michigan Ave., Bill Di Santo.

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Nature as the city: Why it’s time for a new framework to guide development

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Street Level Greenscape Interventions Innovative approaches to leveraging the power of natural interventions can also be found at the individual street level. And Philadelphia , Chicago , Milwaukee , Atlanta , New York City , Detroit , and Vancouver are all implanting forms of green infrastructure plans.

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Top U.S. Markets For Life Sciences Trend To Smaller Cities In Face Of Patent Cliff

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Paul and Philadelphia overshadowing larger cities in their regions, such as Chicago and New York. The top 10 list represents “established clusters;” the report also covers emerging clusters including Chicago, Denver, Atlanta, central/southern Florida and Indianapolis (also covered in the 2011 report). San Diego (+5).

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Iowa: Moving To The Top Of The Class

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The latest innovation emerging from Iowa is transforming the chemical business from one based on oil to one based upon bioproducts. INNOVATION DRIVES GROWTH IN QUAD CITIES. New investment and innovation driving the Quad Cities regional economy. Louis, Kansas City, Des Moines, Indianapolis and Omaha.

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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. The primary service territory of the organization is Lancaster County and its primary focus is on Business Retention and Expansion (BR&E), Business Attraction, Entrepreneurship and Innovation (E&I) and Community Competitiveness. Indianapolis.

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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.

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

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Chicago is the nation’s rail hub that connects six of the seven class one railroads. per square foot, lower than the Chicago Market average of $4.84. rail freight passes through Chicago’s rail yards. On a daily basis, 500 freight trains and 37,500 carloads of rail freight leave the Chicago metro region (i.e.,

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