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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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Sandy Grapperhaus could tell you stories

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You’d put a piece of coated paper under the original drawings so that the light could get through everything except where the original drawing lines were. That’s why she voluntarily stepped down and took a job as a project management assistant to Mike Tubbs at the St. Louis Union Station Office. “A

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Dennis Calvert, the right architect for Design-Build

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In grade school, Dennis’s art teacher noted his ability to draw and suggested he consider a career in art. He did return every summer to work on a permit as a union carpenter with his father. Jack had used the design process while working under Eero Saarinen (yes, the same designer of the St. Louis Arch and Lincoln Center). .

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Paul Robinson on the Role of ConstructReach in Workforce Development 

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How ConstructReach is taking aim at the construction industry's labor shortage and workforce diversity. Paul Robinson founded ConstructReach in 2018 to create events and a social network for educating young people, teachers, and parents about opportunities in construction. Bridging the Gap in the Construction Labor Force.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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Located in the heart of Illinois; in the great Midwest; within 200 miles of metropolitan areas of Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Louis; and with more than 95 million customers within a 500-mile radius, Decatur is well positioned to get you where you want to go and access customers you want to reach. DECATUR, IL RULES THE HEARTLAND.

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COVER STORY: Editors’ Location Picks

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It was closed on April 17 and construction of the new landing surface is going on top of it. Access to an educated, skilled and motivated workforce is one of Greater Omaha’s key assets because it draws business to the area and spurs economic growth. Union Pacific, ConAgra Foods, Peter Kiewit Sons, Inc. and Mutual of Omaha.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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SALES & USE TAX ABATEMENTS: Taxes on construction-related transactions, pollution control devices are exempt from sales and use taxes. MADE IN ALABAMA” JOB INCENTIVES ACT: Qualifying companies may receive a transferable income tax credit to offset import tariff costs during local construction process.

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