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Managing from the Mother Ship: How a National Commercial Contractor Operates

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The other day I was talking with a Chicago-area client who didn’t realize Englewood is a national general contractor that manages national commercial construction projects across the country. He asked me, “You only have offices in Chicago, right? So how does that work?”. It can be a time saver, as well as a money saver.

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Susan Bowman sets the example

The Korte Company

She’d graduated with an accounting degree at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, worked at a Big 8 public accounting firm, passed the CPA exam and learned the ins and outs of construction accounting at Pepper Construction in Chicago. She was definitely a great role model to teach us how to treat people. Vernon , St.

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The Reasons BIM is Going Nowhere Fast

Building Information Management

Department of Energy, the Institute and others should encourage cities and smaller communities to adopt and enforce updated model codes. The National Institute of Standards and Technology, the U.S.

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The Reasons BIM is Going Nowhere Fast

Building Information Management

Department of Energy, the Institute and others should encourage cities and smaller communities to adopt and enforce updated model codes. The National Institute of Standards and Technology, the U.S.

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Dennis Calvert, the right architect for Design-Build

The Korte Company

He did return every summer to work on a permit as a union carpenter with his father. He even built a model of the factory and took it with him on a plane to present to Stella D’oro in New York. . When I met with the CEO and President, I could tell from their ‘wow’ reaction when they saw the model that we had the job.” .

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Paul Robinson on the Role of ConstructReach in Workforce Development 

Pro Builder

PR: I was a project manager for Target for about six or seven years and began to do more things in my community to be a tangible example and to [become involved with] more community development initiatives. PB: You’ve had events recently in Chicago and Minneapolis. Paul Robinson. PB: How did this initiative get started?

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Pennsylvania’s decision to consolidate hundreds of bridge projects into a single procurement financed by a bond fund managed by a new Public-Private Partnership (P3) should serve as a model for the rest of the country. There are an estimated 4,000 bridges in PA rated structurally deficient.]. for the first time.

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