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Commercial Construction Industry Trends: The “Highs” and “Lows” that Shaped 2019

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With the countdown on to 2020 – and the start of a brand-new decade right around the corner – it’s time for our annual look back at the commercial construction industry “highs” and “lows” from 2019. And with recreational marijuana now legal in 11 states and Washington D.C. – Low – Subcontractors Still Struggle for Manpower.

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Skanska USA Announces 99M Office Development in Washington, D.C.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Skanska USA Commercial Development has plans to start speculative development of 99M, an 11-story, 234,000-square-foot Class A office building with ground-floor retail/restaurant space in Washington’s Capitol Riverfront submarket. Skanska is self-financing 100 percent of the development costs.

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Washington Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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For a list of Washington economic development agencies that can help with the site selection process, visit our Online Site Seekers’ Guide. Export Voucher Program: The Washington State Department of Commerce’s Export Voucher program, funded in part by the U.S. See [link] for guidelines. W Fund: The W Fund, an $18.5

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How to design for adaptive reuse: Don’t reinvent the wheel

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How to design for adaptive reuse: Don’t reinvent the wheel 0 qpurcell Thu, 08/17/2023 - 09:52 Adaptive Reuse Gresham Smith demonstrates the opportunities of adaptive reuse, specifically reusing empty big-box retail and malls, many of which sit unused or underutilized across the country. Don’t overlook what you have.

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Healthy Demand for All Building Types Signaled in ABI

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Led by a still active multi-family housing market and sustained by solid levels of demand for new commercial and retail properties, the Architecture Billings Index has accelerated to its highest score in nearly a year.

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AIA Reports Healthy Outlook for Nonresidential Construction Market

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WASHINGTON, D.C. The commercial construction sectors – retail, office and hotel – will continue to lead the building recovery, while industrial construction is projected to see almost no increase this year. For 2018, the institutional construction sectors will generate much of the growth, particularly the large.

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Nonresidential Building Activity Projected to Accelerate in 2014

Construction Superintendent Magazine

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Healthy fundamentals in the commercial property market combined with the international economy returning to more traditional growth levels are factoring into a projected increase in growth for the design and construction industry.