Transit agencies agree to share certification of minority contractors
Construction Dive
JANUARY 17, 2023
Chicago and Philadelphia’s reciprocal arrangement for disadvantaged businesses could become a national model, organizers say.
Comcast to build second Philadelphia skyscraper, with Norman Foster-designed tower [slideshow]
BD+C
JANUARY 21, 2014
Comcast Corporation announced last week its plan to build a second skyscraper in Philadelphia, adjacent to its current global headquarters, the 58-story, 973-foot Comcast Center.
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These Risky Real Estate Markets Could See a Downturn in the Coming Months
Pro Builder
JUNE 23, 2022
Eight counties in the Chicago metro area and six in New York made ATTOM’s recent list of the 50 most at-risk real estate markets in the nation, Realtor.com reports. The most vulnerable counties in the Chicago metro area were Cook, DeKalb, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties in Illinois and Lake County in Indiana.
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Homeownership Is Becoming the More Affordable Option in Most Housing Markets
Pro Builder
JANUARY 27, 2022
Lost Angeles, Chicago, and Phoenix, renting is still more affordable than buying, particularly as renters benefit from rising wages that outpace rent growth. Buying is more affordable than renting in the following areas with a population of 1 million or more: Houston, San Antonio, Detroit, Philadelphia and Tampa.
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NAHB Releases Its 2022 “Priced Out” Estimates, and They Could Spell Trouble for Thousands
Pro Builder
FEBRUARY 15, 2022
The metropolitan areas which would be most affected by a sudden price gain include New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, and Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI, where 4,734 and 4,273 households would be priced out, respectively. Affordability. Market Data + Trends. Housing Markets.
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As Inflation Slows, Demand Rebounds Ahead of 2023
Pro Builder
DECEMBER 16, 2022
They declined 1% or less in Anaheim, CA, Chicago, Philadelphia, Seattle, Riverside, CA, Phoenix and Las Vegas. . Prices fell 7.3% year over year in San Francisco, 5.8% in San Jose, CA, 3.3% in Los Angeles, 3% in Austin, 2.6% in Pittsburgh, 2% in Oakland, 1.9% in Detroit and 1.8% in Sacramento. Affordability. New-Home Sales.
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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts
BD+C
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Without stable shelter, it all falls apart,” Pulitzer Prize-winning sociologist Matthew Desmond told the Chicago Tribune on publication of his book Evicted. Harrison Plaza now favors residents 55 and older who are at or below 60% of AMI for North Philadelphia. Rather, they’re designed to cultivate a true sense of community.
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Amazon Announces List of Cities Who Have Made the First Cut
Construction Equipment
JANUARY 18, 2018
The cities who made the shorter list are: Atlanta * Austin * Boston * Chicago * Columbus * Dallas * Denver * Indianapolis * Los Angeles * Miami * Montgomery County, MD * Nashville * Newark. * New York City * Northern Virginia * Philadelphia * Pittsburgh * Raleigh * Toronto * Washington D.C.
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As Mortgage Rates Fall, Homebuyer Demand Rebounds
Pro Builder
DECEMBER 6, 2022
They declined less than 1% in Chicago, San Diego, Los Angeles and Philadelphia. . Prices fell 8.2% year over year in San Francisco, 2.8% in San Jose, CA, 2.7% in Pittsburgh, 2.3% in Detroit, 1.7% in Sacramento and 1.3% Affordability. New-Home Sales. Financing.
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Forbearance Exits Expected to Add Inventory
Pro Builder
AUGUST 10, 2021
Atlanta (42,000), Houston (40,000), Chicago (28,000), and Dallas (22,000) have the highest number of borrowers behind on their FHA loans, according to an analysis of FHA data by the American Enterprise Institute. San Antonio; Fort Worth, Texas; and Philadelphia. Baltimore; Riverside, Calif.; Read More. .
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Less Than Half of All U.S. Counties are Affordable for Homeownership
Pro Builder
JANUARY 6, 2021
The largest metros where homeownership remains affordable on average are Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia, Cleveland, and Tampa. . Counties deemed unaffordable are those with housing costs exceeding 28% of the average household income.
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Smart Planning Boosts Seattle To #1 City For Pedestrians
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 10, 2014
Far West Washington Atlanta Baltimore Blog-Oct-2014 Boston Chicago City Planning Columbus Denver Liberty Mutual los angeles Minneapolis new york Pedestrian Safety Philadelphia Pittsburgh Portland San Francisco Seattle Street Lighting washington'
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Cities Attracting the Most Young Homebuyers
Pro Builder
JANUARY 15, 2021
67), and all 10 had decreasing homeownership rates from 2009 to 2019, with six out of 10 — Phoenix, San Jose, Philadelphia, Dallas, Houston, Chicago — ranking in the bottom half of the study for change in homeownership rate from 2009 to 2019. Read More. . Demographics. Housing Markets. Demographics.
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Architecture and Planning Industry Stats on LinkedIn
Carol Hagen
MAY 16, 2012
Greater Chicago Area 14,322. Greater Philadelphia 8,227. US Cities: Greater New York City Area 37,569. Greater Los Angeles Area 19,362. San Francisco Bay Area 19,340. Greater Boston Area 13,313. Washington DC Area 12,115. Dallas/Ft Worth Area 9,333. Greater Seattle Area 8,915. Greater Atlanta Area 8,720.
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Increases in Apartment Occupancy Hits 10-Year High
Pro Builder
JULY 15, 2021
It is worth pointing out that the decline in apartment occupancy was concentrated in the New York City area and in the West Coast markets: San Francisco (-6,958 apartment units); New York City (-4,371 units); South Bay/San Jose (-2,791 units); East Bay/Oakland (-445 units); Chicago (-337 units); Pittsburgh (-71 units),and Yakima (-30 units).
Cambridge, Mass., is latest locale to require energy usage disclosure
BD+C
JULY 31, 2014
cities—Austin, Boston, Chicago, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, New York City, Seattle, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.—along The City Council of Cambridge, Mass., Nine other U.S. along with two states and one county have enacted similar laws. Regulations Codes and Standards'
Increasing Home Values Lift 1 Million Homes from 'Underwater' Status
Pro Builder
AUGUST 6, 2021
Chicago, Philadelphia, and New York experienced the largest declines in underwater homes during that period, reports National Mortgage News. Home value increases have taken more than 1 million homes out of an “underwater” status, meaning the loans secured by the property were 25% higher than the home’s market value. million.
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Is Pricing Sanity Creeping into San Francisco Real Estate?
Pro Builder
AUGUST 27, 2020
Chicago, Philadelphia and New York were among the 10 other places where the rate of price drops rose from the prior year during the four weeks ending Aug. San Francisco was one of just 11 of the top 50 metros that experienced an increase in the share of listings that cut prices, rising to 24.1% from 11.4% a year earlier.
EPA Releases Top 25 List of Cities with Most Energy Star Buildings
Construction Superintendent Magazine
APRIL 11, 2014
Chicago, Ill.; Philadelphia, Pa. The cities on this list demonstrate the economic and environmental benefits achieved by facility owners and managers when they apply a proven approach to energy efficiency to their buildings. The Top 10 cities on the list are: Los Angeles, Calif.; Washington, D.C.; Atlanta, Ga.; New York, N.Y.;
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Recent Fatalities Serve as Reminder to Protect Workers from Demolition Hazards
Construction Superintendent Magazine
JULY 11, 2014
Six months earlier, a 25-year-old construction worker in Chicago, Illinois was struck and killed by pieces of falling concrete while conducting renovations on a shopping mall. These tragedies follow the June 5, 2013, collapse of a four-story building undergoing demolition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that killed six people and injured 14.
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We Analyzed 600+ Construction Job Listings for Gender Bias: What We Found Surprised Us
Autodesk Construction Cloud
MARCH 7, 2022
We also looked at listings across various large metro areas and cities: New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Washington DC, Miami, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Phoenix, London, Dublin, Sydney, and Auckland. . What does it mean to have gendered wording in job listings and why does it matter?
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What I Learned From An Advertising Exec
Help Everybody Everyday
MARCH 14, 2011
An ad that works in Philadelphia will work in Chicago or Boston, etc. An Ad That Works, Works Everywhere. He said once you get an ad that works, it will work in every market. This was interesting because I never thought about it. Run Regular, But Not Too Regular. He said shelf life is important.
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Top 10: Metros Exceed Job Growth Expectations
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
FEBRUARY 9, 2016
And even though major metros such as Chicago, New York and Philadelphia all added more than 30,000 new jobs from 2014 to 2015, they trailed national growth trends.” Meanwhile, jobs in the oil and gas industry took a hit, which had a major impact on the cities like Tulsa and Lafayette, which ranked at the bottom of our list.
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Report Ranks U.S. Cities’ Efforts To Save Energy
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
The next tier of top-scoring cities (Washington, DC, Minneapolis, Chicago, Philadelphia and Denver) have also developed efficiency initiatives and are poised to rise in the rankings in future years. Boston took top honors, doing the most to save energy.
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Companies Choosing High Quality Offices In Response To Hybrid Work
Business Facilities
AUGUST 10, 2022
Companies are choosing high quality offices to encourage employees to work from the office and be their most productive when there, according to CBRE analysis.
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Modest Revenue Increases Continue Through Spring
PSMJ Resources
MAY 11, 2012
In addition, nonresidential construction activity increased in the Philadelphia, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, Chicago, and St. Louis districts, and healthcare construction expanded in the Cleveland and Chicago districts. Multifamily housing unit construction increased across the board.
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As Remote Workers Return to the Suburbs, Experts Predict a Rise in New-Home Construction
Pro Builder
OCTOBER 11, 2022
For example, construction is predicted to more than triple in the New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Boston metropolitan areas.” . “The largest metropolitan areas, where commutes have been longest, are likely to see an especially strong boost. New-Construction Projects. Housing Markets. New-Construction Projects.
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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
AUGUST 5, 2013
You know if the white shirt should go to Kansas and the blue shirt should go to Chicago or the other way around.”. Memphis, Panama, Chicago—are so efficient that they make globalization and trade easier virtually everywhere around the world. Many of the country’s inland ports are located in the Midwest, including Chicago, Memphis, St.
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76 Top U.S. Markets For Life Sciences Trend To Smaller Cities In Face Of Patent Cliff
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
Raleigh-Durham and Philadelphia also rise. Paul and Philadelphia overshadowing larger cities in their regions, such as Chicago and New York. Philadelphia (+1). Philadelphia. Similarly, Philadelphia’s institutions have fed the region’s 432,000 jobs and $20.2 Greater Boston (no change).
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49 Magician makes $250 billion disappear - The Business Facilities.
Business Facilities
NOVEMBER 18, 2008
Sounds like somebody -- lets hazard a guess and say it was a guy who lives in the vicinity of Chicago -- told Hank to put down the needle and back away from the patient, slowly. Philadelphia success story. For some reason, this all reminds us of the story of the magician and the parrot. The New Silk Road. Red, white and blue states.
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Exclusive Interview With Engineering News Record’s Jan Tuchman
Help Everybody Everyday
JANUARY 23, 2011
When I was flying back to Philadelphia from Build Business 2010, I sat next to a marketer who told me about her Principal’s marching orders to get their latest and greatest project “written about in ENR.” But because this method was used in Chicago doesn’t matter because we already wrote about it when it was used in Denver.
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54 FEATURE STORY: The Cultural Roots Of High-Tech Growth
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
NOVEMBER 19, 2013
Seattle, Austin, Philadelphia and Chicago. NVCA calculated that San Francisco has attracted 431 tech startups representing investments of more than $4.2 billion; San Jose notched 276 startups and nearly $3.3 billion in investment; and New York had 238 startups backed by $1.6 billion in equity.
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40 Slow Down to Speed Up
Cassell Construction Estimating
APRIL 9, 2015
” Chicago Tribune. Andy attended Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia for two years playing oboe then went off to complete his Bachelor Degree at the University of Oregon, majoring in Anthropology. . “For A More Ordered Life, Organize Like A Chef.” ” NPR. NPR, 11 Aug. Daley, Bill. Wambler, Scott.
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100 FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
APRIL 18, 2013
Less Taxing,” aired for six months in the NY/NJ/CT, Boston and Chicago markets. Philadelphia Regional Port Authority; El Paso, TX Foreign Trade Zone No. We are pleased to grant this distinction to the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority. The campaign, built on the tagline of “Life. Achievement In Ports/FTZs. 68; Port of Mobile.
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Are There Lessons From the Great Recession for the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Pro Builder
MAY 29, 2020
Jeff Benach, co-principal at Lexington Homes, in Chicago, says his team regularly examines financial scenarios to forecast what the numbers could look like if sales declined by 10%, 20%, and so on. There have been four “official” recessions since 1980, and Jeff Benach, co-principal at Lexington Homes , in Chicago, has endured them all.
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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
AUGUST 5, 2013
NOLA was followed by Newport News (VA), Baltimore and Philadelphia, respectively, in the annual logistics assessment from BF, a national publication focused on site selection and economic development. With its proximity to the center of the U.S.
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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings
Business Facilities
AUGUST 1, 2014
A massive, $300-million Delaware River dredging project is helping the Port of Philadelphia get post-Panamax Ready. Over the next 50 years, the P3 project is expected to generate up to $1.8 billion in total investment and revenue for the state of Maryland and to create a total of 5,700 jobs.
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111 BIM, Value Management, Life-cycle Cost Management
Building Information Management
MARCH 19, 2013
Chicago: Institute of Real Estate Management. In Proceedings of APWA International Public Works Congress, Philadelphia , Sep. N., & Celik, T. 1999), Value of a Product: A Definition, International Journal of Value – Based Management , 12; pp181 – 191. 15th Edition. 1994), Preconstruction Estimating: Budget through Bid. 1st Edition.
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53 GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics
Building Information Management
JULY 26, 2012
Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters. City of Chicago. City of Philadelphia. CHB Industries, Inc. Chidester Engineering, PLLC. Choate Construction Company. Christie Development Services. Christine Ervin/Company. Chula Ross Sanchez. Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future. City of Atlanta, Office of Sustainability.
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55 Amazonia, USA
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 20, 2017
Moody’s analytics arm larded its top-10 HQ2 contenders list with established and emerging high-tech hubs, including Austin, Atlanta, Boston, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Rochester, NY.
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63 Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency
Business Facilities
JULY 15, 2014
Philadelphia, Cleveland, Toronto and Montreal. With great proximity to places such as New York, Washington, Atlantic City and Philadelphia, the County provides an un-congested environment, outstanding quality of life, affordable land and property and easy access to world-class entertainment. and New York City.
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Top 10 Ivory Innovations Finalists for the 2023 Housing Affordability Prize
Pro Builder
APRIL 18, 2023
RELATED Game-Changing Construction Automation with Diamond Age Inherent L3C Chicago, Illinois | Construction and Design Category Inherent L3C believes in the power of community reinvestment through the creation of trade careers, homeownership, and community-based businesses.
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Top 25 Finalists for Ivory Innovations' Housing Affordability Prize
Pro Builder
MARCH 16, 2023
Inherent L3C | Chicago, Illinois Inherent L3C believes in the power of community reinvestment through the creation of trade careers, homeownership, and community-based businesses. RenoFi | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania RenoFi.com is the first one-stop-shop marketplace for financing a home renovation.
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These Are the Fastest Diversifying Regions in the Country
Pro Builder
AUGUST 16, 2021
The county, which saw its share of non-Hispanic whites drop to 78% from 87% a decade ago, now has diversity levels rivaling those in suburban areas of large metropolitan areas such as Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia and Denver, the Journal’s analysis shows, though nowhere near the levels in their central districts.
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