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Commercial Construction Strategies: Flagship Stores to Footprint Expansion

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Over the last few years, Englewood Construction has been involved in several flagship store and brand expansion projects with our national retail, fitness, and restaurant clients. Flagship Retail Relocation – American Girl Building or relocating national retail flagship stores nationwide is nothing new to Englewood Construction.

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Commercial Construction Highs and Lows of 2011

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We saw drawings for new Chicago restaurant projects, retail construction work, office renovations, school construction and learning center additions – you name it, we saw it. I didn’t think the number of commercial general contractors bidding on one job could be higher than what we saw in 2010. I was wrong.

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

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It’s a pretty cool ground-up commercial construction project for us because not only is it the first time we’ve worked with this national retail brand, but it’s also the very first Farm & Fleet store in the Chicago area. Louis and Los Angeles, you’re likely to have two very different experiences.

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How to Avoid a Commercial Construction Scandal

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Don't forget to vet your general contractor's background and experience when reviewing bids. Pursuing those jobs meant we would have had to use shoddy subcontractors or non-union labor where union labor would have been best. And if you’re not in a union town, like Miami, then align yourself with the best vendors.

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

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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. All in all, Chicago general commercial construction contractors should see an uptick in work. Unions, politics, retail construction. They don’t always mix – especially in Chicago.

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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. In addition to tapping into local subs, it is imperative a national contractor has an office team willing to head wherever the client needs them.

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Concrete mix design

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Two Union Square, in Seattle, Wash., Retail buildings. Contractor. We've heard of high flow concrete, but how do you know when to use it and when conventional concrete is sufficient? First, let’s define the different types of concrete. read more. . How two buildings in Seattle achieved high-strength concrete. read more. .