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Commercial Construction Strategies: Flagship Stores to Footprint Expansion

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Prototype elements can take many forms, from a signature design feature that will give the brand a consistent look across multiple locations to an experiential component that lets customers interact with the brand in a new way. Likewise, flagship stores in city locations often entail construction in mixed-use buildings.

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Downturn Revisited: Why Efficiency Wins Every Time

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A recent CNBC poll found “50% of companies want workers back in office 5 days a week.” On the flight home from San Francisco to Detroit, I resisted watching a movie and instead reread my five columns from 2019 on “Preparing for a Downturn.” Reliable, predictable schedule. Meanwhile, the work-from-home trend has leveled.

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GKN Plans New Regional Headquarters For Auburn Hills, MI

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GKN Driveline and GKN Sinter Metals are expanding their automotive operations and moving to a new regional headquarters for the Americas in the Detroit suburb of Auburn Hills early next year. Construction of the facility is scheduled to begin in August.

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Home Builder Success and the Fragility of Good Things

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In my home market of Detroit, which few consider a good market, there are just a handful of nationals and a few smaller regionals. On the other hand, developing a line of coherently designed, efficiently built product that appeals to buyers at a chosen price point in a particular market remains elusive for many builders. Operations.

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What Labor Shortage? Not All Home Builders Affected Equally

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After a year spent largely in our own homes and with so many people working away from the office, millions want something different or better in their housing arrangements, be it major remodeling or something entirely new. The artwork was done by a hot, young designer from Detroit who pushed us.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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Semiconductor companies in Austin include chip designers Intel, IBM, and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and chip manufacturers Freescale Semiconductor, Samsung and Spansion. The Austin Chamber of Commerce, Travis County and the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and Tourism were key players in bringing the project to fruition.

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What Labor Shortage?

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After a year spent largely in our own homes and with so many people working away from the office, millions want something different or better in their housing arrangements, be it major remodeling or something entirely new. The artwork was done by a hot, young designer from Detroit who pushed us.