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Mar
28
2011

Chicago Retail Construction News and Trends – 2011 Updates

Now that spring is officially here, I wanted to reflect on the Chicago retail construction trends and news we’ve seen so far in 2011. From the new commercial construction projects we know are in the pipeline, to what I heard at the recent Bisnow Chicago Retail Summit, I am cautiously optimistic. Good News/Bad News. The [...]

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Feb
25
2011

Commercial Construction CSI – How to Uncover the Demons in Your Construction Site

KA-BOOM! We were pulling a feeder cable through a Chicago retail construction project when we heard the explosion. Then, the transformer blew out. What the heck happened? It was a case for the Englewood Construction CSI team. Step 1: We pulled out the cable to find it completely destroyed. Step 2: We rented a sewer [...]

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Aug
3
2010

Commercial construction projects: Three tips to not leaving money on the table

In today’s economic climate, most retail development firms, shopping center landlords, office building owners and especially general commercial construction contractors would be wise to take a step back and ask themselves if they are leaving any money on the table when it comes to new business and servicing their customers.

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