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The Travel & Tourism Game

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Travel Association, 2.9 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018 can be attributed to travel and tourism. Total domestic and international inbound traveler spending in the U.S. billion) and Retail ($109.6 Total domestic and international inbound traveler spending in the U.S. By the BF Staff.

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Why Hiring a Non-Local Commercial Construction Contractor is Crazy…Like a Fox

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The travel expenses alone for a non-local general contractor would inflate a retail construction bid to the point where the job isn’t economical. I’m sure you’re reading this headline and thinking one of the following: A. If I don’t hire local construction workers, I’ll be the pariah of the community. Well, it’s not like that.

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RICOH THETA

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Prior to the pandemic, 360-degree cameras were widely used for personal use to capture travel, outdoor adventures, or celebrations with family and friends. Before and after: capturing renovations. When it comes to renovation work, Kimizuka leverages 360-degree imagery to assess the building’s structure. Snapping interior spaces.

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Lessons learned from our museum construction projects

The Korte Company

Well-designed, well-built museums have a way of suspending reality for a while. Museums, then, must be designed and built around this movement. The 35,000-square-foot space features a complex design including 1,500 lineal feet of footing and very few right angles. Museums also tell stories. Multi-use museums are the future.

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Mastering theme park construction coordination

The Korte Company

Because theme parks are so singularly focused on user experience, they’re usually always built, renovated or expanded according to a master plan. Planned renovations of existing areas of a park, including non-attraction infrastructure like utilities and patron pathways in addition to the elimination or substitution of aging attractions.

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6 showcase hotel construction projects

The Korte Company

It’s helped us learn a few important lessons we take with us on every hotel construction project: First, we’re responsible for designing and delivering lodging spaces that meet owners’ business goals. An owner’s best partner for hotel construction is a Design-Build firm who understands that. The design was put to the test on Aug.

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Pedal/Electric Vehicle Manufacturer Expands North Carolina Manufacturing, Opens West Coast Facility

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Organic Transit, manufacturer of the ELFpedal/electric vehicle, has outgrown the old retail furniture store where it began in 2011 in downtown Durham, NC. With the move, the company will use sustainable design in the building renovation and implement a higher volume manufacturing process. (Photo: PRNewsFoto/Organic Transit.).