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Commercial Construction Predictions and Trends for 2013

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Michigan Avenue in Chicago is seeing a mix of high-end retailers and value retailers, a trend that will continue in 2013 in markets across the country. This mix benefits retailers such as American Girl, which Englewood built out in 2009 at Water Tower Place, as more foot traffic passes through the area.

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The Most Successful 2013 Commercial Construction Trends

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With 2013 behind us, we wanted to look back at the year that was in the commercial construction industry. Some of the 2013 commercial construction trends we predicted came to pass, some were more significant than we originally thought they would be and others emerged that caught our attention. Not your parents’ mall.

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Commercial Retail Construction: How to Manage Today’s New Major Shopping Center Development

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Now, that is not to say there has not been a decent amount of new Chicago retail construction , or nationwide work in the past two decades. This is a very clever concept that has borrowed from old, yet successful retail construction trends and infused with new retail trends for 2013.

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Opportunities Abound with International Retailers…for the Right Contractor

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International retailers are eyeing the U.S. Englewood Construction has done work for numerous international retailers in the last few years, including Marcello’s Delicatessen, a Canadian-based fast-casual dining option. International retailers have been venturing into the U.S. It’s that time of year again. But I digress….

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Social Media For Construction – 2013 Survey Results

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In 2013, Twitter replaced Facebook in the number 2 spot. Notably, blogging jumped from 5th place in 2012 (14%) to 3rd place (29.8%) in 2013. The amount that are receiving no results is down from 17% in 2012 to 7% in 2013. For construction, design, remodeling, etc. Read our blog on Houzz here. 2012: 52.6.%

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2014 Commercial Construction Industry Trends and Predictions

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We are coming into the final stretch of 2013, a year that has been rather good for the commercial construction industry. Activity was up for retail and restaurant construction and once-stalled commercial construction projects are finding themselves back on 2014 bid sheets for the best commercial general contractors. In Glenview, Ill.,

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2012 Commercial Construction News Review…The Year that Was

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It was good to see so many commercial developers, owners, retailers and restaurants moving forward with confidence and initiating new commercial construction projects. We were also fortunate to see an uptick in negotiated business vs. competitive bid activity and hope this commercial construction trend continues into 2013.