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Five Retail Construction Tips from Zara’s New Magnificent Mile Store

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But what I want to do is tell you what you may not know about the retail space construction of this Zara store and how to apply this information to your next retail construction project. 1. Hidden traps in retail construction approval process. Make sure your general contractor has a VIP playbook. 2. The holy trinity.

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How to design for adaptive reuse: Don’t reinvent the wheel

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How to design for adaptive reuse: Don’t reinvent the wheel 0 qpurcell Thu, 08/17/2023 - 09:52 Adaptive Reuse Gresham Smith demonstrates the opportunities of adaptive reuse, specifically reusing empty big-box retail and malls, many of which sit unused or underutilized across the country. Updating lighting supports both brand and security.

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Oregon Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Collateral to secure the loan or personal guarantees of major owners. In an enterprise zone, most authorized businesses enjoy a somewhat broader tax abatement using a different form. The credit equals 25% of the investment cost made in capital assets used in e-commerce operations inside that enterprise zone.

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The Oculus

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Law enforcement agencies weighed in with security concerns they said must override ease-of-access; they convinced the city to put the new World Trade Center tower on an imposing 20-story-high block of concrete, a sad and permanent confirmation of post-9/11 reality that can’t be disguised with miles of reflective glass.

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When office-to-residential conversion works

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Zoned business districts cease to function after 6 p.m.” Eliminating single-use zoning so people can live throughout the city, where all of its districts thrive at all times, is a “net positive,” he says. This zoning provides opportunities to create a profitable development.”

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – State Rankings

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The Baxter bio-pharma facility, an integrated campus which will include three main manufacturing components as well as warehousing, utilities and lab support facilities, is expected to directly create 1,800 jobs with an overall economic impact of $6.2

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Less Is More In New England

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The Granite Ridge Development District: The creation of the Granite Ridge Development District, a 913-acre commercial and entertainment zone, involved policy changes as well as active investment attraction. Waterstone Retail of Needham, MA has a 500,000-square-foot center underway with Phase 1 now open and Phase 2 approved by the city.