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Commercial Construction Project Management Trends: How to Survive the Incredible Shrinking Timeline

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It’s much better to catch something like this while the project is still ‘at the drawing board,’ rather than discover the issue in real time on the job site, and have construction halted while a work-around is found. Best case scenario, we get fully detailed drawings with separate overlays for each mechanical system and trade.

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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. The Pullman community has been adversely affected by high unemployment, increased crime and is lacking an overall retail environment. Unions, politics, retail construction.

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Understanding Today’s Separation of Landlord and Commercial Tenant Construction

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While I think everyone in the retail industry likes to hear news that 2011 retail sales are up – as it usually means new retail construction projects are in the pipeline – it’s still tough for shopping center landlords to make deals work with retail tenants. This is most popular with big retail leases in 2011.

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IKEA to convert original store into company museum

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Global retail giant IKEA has announced that it will transform its original store, in Älmhult, Sweden, into a museum celebrating the history of the company and its hugely popular products. Given its cult following, especially in Europe, the retailer expects the IKEA Museum to draw some 200,000 visitors to the rural town in southern Sweden.

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Industry Focus – Retail: Less Than Six Degrees of Separation

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Retail accounts for more than $2 trillion in total GDP impact with consumer spending accounting for more than two-thirds of the U.S. The Tarpon Point Resort at Marina Village is home to a number of upscale retail shops and restaurants. By the BF Staff From the March/April 2016 Issue. Credit: City of Cape Coral). percent.

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2014 predictions for skyscraper construction: More twisting towers, mega-tall projects, and 'superslim' designs

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Architects Concrete Technology Fenestration and Glazing New Project Portfolios Building Owner Glass Cladding On the Drawing Board Contractors Glass Technology Designers Engineers Building Enclosure Systems Facility Managers Government Buildings Hotel Facilities Building Technology Multifamily Housing Construction Office Building Retail Centers Shopping (..)

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Mall of America will double in size after $2.5 billion expansion

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The development is part of a plan to draw millions of additional visitors each year, with 300 new retailers, hotels, more events space, and entertainment destinations like the water park, according to a read more.

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