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Commercial General Construction 2014 Highs and Lows

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According to a recent article from Crain’s Chicago Business , signed contracts for construction projects in the Chicago area were at $4.3 Low – Retail takes a step back. Retail construction has taken a step back and worthwhile projects are becoming few and far between. High – Shopping Mall Renovation.

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Business Report: Chicago Will Host Digital Manufacturing And Design Innovation Institute

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President Obama has awarded Chicago a $70 million grant from the Department of Defense to build a $320-million Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute. Mark Kirk, representatives from UI Labs and World Business Chicago, and various industry partners who supported the winning bid were at the White House for the announcement. “We

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How Working with a Design-Build Construction Firm Can Boost the Bottom Line

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In fact, last year, the value of all commercial construction contracts signed in the Chicago area was close to $10.6 When the right circumstance arises and we decide to develop retail and entertainment venues, a design-build relationship will be the only option. True partnership. Here’s to more design-build construction work in 2015.

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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts

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“Eleven million people in this country are paying more than half of their income for rent, and these are low-income people,” says Richard Burns, CEO of the NHP Foundation, a national not-for-profit provider of affordable housing. Many of these people are one medical bill or one car breakdown away from being homeless,” Burns adds.

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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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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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Putting 9 senior living market trends into perspective

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Photo: Andrew Rugge / © Perkins Eastman In an earlier project in Chicago, this hotelier also learned other lessons that impacted the cost of their operations. At The Terraces, the newest edition for independent living at Southminster, in south Charlotte, N.C., Given the demographic trends in the U.S. The tremendous growth in the Durham, N.C.,