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Is a National General Contractor or Local Commercial Construction Firm Better For Your Project?

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For those who don’t know, Englewood Construction is a national commercial construction firm , so our business has been built on servicing our clients where they need us. Wouldn’t it be easier to hire a local commercial contractor? In this case, we were needed in Williston, ND and Glendive, MT. I’m glad you asked.

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Industry Focus: Global Aerospace Production Soars To New Heights

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According to Deloitte’s 2014 Global Aerospace and Defense Outlook , the commercial aerospace sector is expected to experience significant growth this year, driven by continued record-setting production levels at assembly facilities and throughout the aerospace supplier network. The end of the Iraq war and the impending end of the U.S.

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Queue no more: New York’s Empire State Building gets a revamp

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You can probably name check An Affair To Remember , Sleepless In Seattle and Elf off the top of your head. They’re all here, along with 185 other movies, TV shows and commercials that prove the building is truly iconic. At one time, it was thought dirigibles would become a thing, as far as air travel was concerned.

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Sustainable mixed-use districts: Crafting urban communities

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Sustainable mixed-use districts: Crafting urban communities 0 qpurcell Thu, 04/04/2024 - 11:44 Mixed-Use As a part of the revitalization of a Seattle neighborhood, Graphite Design Group designed a sustainable mixed-use community that exemplifies resource conversation, transportation synergies, and long-term flexibility.

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: Losing Your Shirt.

Rory Woolsey

Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail: Imagine a trip from Seattle to San Diego using a road map to Dallas, Texas. As you travel south the road signs point you in a direction that does not match the plan causing great consternation to the driver. Hasty plans make for troubling travel. Good planning matters!!

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Exciting products and fresh directions

Cassell Construction Estimating

ENR’s forecast for 2009 shows continuing declines in nearly all sectors of industrial, commercial, & residential markets, with modest growth only in public works highway and infrastructure work in 2010. While much of our work can be done remotely from our office in Washington, we’re traveling frequently again.

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Cover Story: Global Biotech Report

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From the gateway in the UK, we travel across Europe and give you a progress report on the countries and locations that are doubling down on their investment in biotech growth, which our friends across the pond like to quantify in three distinct segments: Red (pharma, medical), White (industrial) and Green (nutrition technology).

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