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How to Choose the Best General Contractor to Partner with for your “First” Commercial Construction Project

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One of our current commercial projects at Englewood Construction is a new Farm & Fleet store we’re building in Romeoville, Ill. But from a construction standpoint, there are some key areas where choosing an experienced commercial construction firm can make all the difference in helping a “first” project go as smoothly as possible.

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FEATURE STORY: Game-Changer In The Heartland

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It is served by Norfolk Southern, Canadian National and CSX railroads, and provides lower cost and efficient shipping options to the east, west and gulf coasts, bypassing the congestion of Chicago, St. Louis and Indianapolis. Situated 36 miles from Springfield, 120 miles from St. It offers highway entry to I-72, U.S. 36 and U.S.

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Autodesk Construction Champions 2023: 25 People Powering the Future of Construction 

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As we know, construction teams go through a lot of paper—much of that is used to print drawings, mark up documents, and the like. Louis, MO Jamie has led the digital transformation at S. It is a very enlightening project demonstrating Open BIM's commercial value." Jamie Berzon Chief Technology Officer, S. Wilson & Co.,

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How Darlene Rutkowski-Hanks pulls it all together

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And she’d pushed a desk next to his so that she could draw with circle and door templates. By then, my dad had moved his office outside of our home and into more of a commercial setting. She started watching the classifieds in the St. Two, the commute to and from St. Louis was taking its toll. It was like, ‘Wow.

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LOCATION FOCUS: The Heartland of America Beats Strong

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Both the Illinois International Port District and the Tri-City Regional Port District near St. Louis are Foreign Trade Zones, providing low-cost production and warehousing facilities for imported and export-bound products. Foreign trade zones also are located in Peoria, Lawrenceville, Rockford and the Quad Cities.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Points of Entry for Cash-Rich Cargo

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As reported in the firm’s earlier studies, commercial real estate surrounding major U.S. Chicago Executive Airport serves as a hub for business and industry and as a logical magnet drawing businesses to the area. Louis, Dallas, Cincinnati, and Atlanta, providing overnight trucking access to more than half of the nation’s population.

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40 Under 40: Champions of Construction 2022

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Case in point: Jason and his team won AKF’s 2021 Innovation Contest because they found a better way to access and maintain record drawings. . Synchronization is ensured among planning, construction and operation teams by mapping and analyzing various modes of information capture- drawings, photos or even text. Maggie Farrell .