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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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What Wal-Mart in Pullman Means for Chicago Retail and Restaurant Construction … and My Heart

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The recent Chicago City Council approval of a second Wal-Mart in the city limits is excellent news for Chicago’s commercial construction industry. History shows commercial developers do well opening new big box retail stores like Bed Bath and Beyond, Home Depot or Best Buy near Wal-Marts. Unions, politics, retail construction.

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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. That includes knowing the landscape of local unions, as well as other market-specific considerations. So how does that work?”.

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Illinois: Unveiling the Future of Digital Design and Manufacturing

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SOM recently worked with UI Labs, a Chicago-based research and commercialization collaborative, on the programming and concept design for an exciting new facility: the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII). WHEELING: DYNAMIC COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL BASE KEEPS GROWING. The lab opened in May 2015.

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Sustainable mixed-use districts: Crafting urban communities

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Graphite has played a pivotal role in developing six buildings within a four-block area that serve the neighborhood with a robust offering of residential, commercial office, retail, and public amenities. Residential: 1,100 Apartments, 135 condominiums, 200+ shelter beds, 85,000 sf Retail, 2 million sf Office.

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Feature Story: Public-Private Partnerships – An Alliance For Progress That Works

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A new model of economic development involving public-private partnerships is helping drive economic revitalization, create jobs and transform aging central cities into vibrant, livable hubs of activity that attract new business, private investment and people. This economic development model has been fruitful for the region.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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We have an abundance of resources and, in particular, access to talent which is really impactful when you think about leading commercialization in technology as well as providing a foundation for companies to be able to draw their own workforces.”. Photo: Mike Baker).