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Writing our annual “Highs and Lows” commercial construction blog post was a bit more difficult this year because, on the whole, 2015 was pretty great for Englewood Construction and many others in the construction industry. Yet despite all its positives, 2015 wasn’t without its commercial construction challenges.
Online retailers opening their first physical stores need to be as well-versed in a shopping center’s holy trinity as proven and successful bricks-and-mortar retailers already are. Now, retailers are realizing there’s space for both online and bricks-and-mortar players in today’s omni-channel marketplace.
But just how would Chicago hosting the Olympics affect the city’s restaurant and retail construction activity ? Given the fact that most national and international retailers already have stores in Chicago, most retail construction will involve remodeling and expansion of existing stores. Here are a couple of my predictions….
With new hotel construction on the rise, Englewood is reconnecting with clients such as Value Place for projects in 2015. Retailer reinvention is good for commercial general contractors. Consumers came back to the market in 2014 and retailers and restaurateurs felt the benefits. However, this came with a caveat.
That’s particularly true of retail and consumer brands at a time when the drawing power of physical stores has been diluted by the proliferation of online options that accounted for $349.9 increase over 2015 and representing 11.7% Companies are always looking for ways to extend their brands to new customers.
” So, to keep this short blog post simple but meaningful we are going to look only at a snapshot that was the nonresidential projects that were LEED certified during the month of April 2015 as reported by GBIG. During April 2015, 463 projects were certified comprising 59.4 Retail - Commercial Interiors. New Construction.
And many attendees were interested in the several presentations on retail market penetration and the report LEED In Motion: Retail. And it is clear Greenbuild 2015 in Washington DC will be the target rich environment for green people next year. And while we all know the use of LEED outside the U.S. I will see you there.
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.
Houston CultureMap contributor Barbara Kuntz collects all the project proposals the website covered in 2014, and weighed in on what their progress would be like in 2015.
The 981-acre development in the Palm Springs area will include thousands of homes, schools, public parks, retail and office space, and maybe an athletic stadium. Las Vegas-based New West Development expects to break ground in 2015. The massive multi-use project is expected spur rapid growth in the city over the next two decades.
Vancouver, WA July 13, 2015: Cassell Consulting announces our Sage Estimating to Procore Interface will be released in August. Partnership leads to an exciting software integration: Sage to Procore Interface. The integration will create a new job in Procore, with the fully-developed Sage Estimate distributed into Procore’s project budget.
an electronics-focused e-retailer, has announced plans to locate a new warehouse facility in Indianapolis, IN, creating up to 150 new jobs by 2015. ” The post California-Based E-Retailer Picks Indy For New Distribution Center appeared first on Business Facilities. Posted by Heidi Schwartz . Newegg, Inc.,
As we move further into 2015, Englewood Construction has been fortunate to entertain a lot of new business opportunities. Based on our backlog and client activity, we predict record growth in 2015. Here’s to more design-build construction work in 2015. As a former architect and member of the AIA, this couldn’t make me happier.
In the final days of 2015, Nevada became the front line in the looming nationwide fight over energy policy when the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada altered rates for net metering impacting homeowners with rooftop photovoltaic panels. But the retail rate is at an actual loss to the monopoly utility.
The rebate is 50% of the purchase and installation price capped for residential at $900, commercial at $5,000, and for retail service stations at $7,500. There is little doubt that today, the final day of legislative session, Maryland will change the law to allow Telsa retail stores in Maryland, but is any of this good environmental policy?
And Type II environmental labels specify requirements for self declared environmental claims made by manufacturers, importers, distributors, retailers or anyone else likely to benefit from such claims. The new versions of IgCC 2015 and ASHRAE 189.1-2015 2015 are each considering the use of EPDs.
In a report to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Caterpillar says its retail sales to resource industries worldwide fell 38 percent during the three month period between October 2015 and December 2015.
Further, most major nonresidential markets, including education, healthcare, commercial retail, office and manufacturing, along with residential construction will all realize much-needed spending increases in 2015. Among its most notable findings, the report indicates 2014 construction spending will finish the year 5.4 frontpage'
In 2015, when vaping is out and Marley Natural Weed is in, the largely unrecognized and surging use of electricity associated with marijuana must be considered. Indoor marijuana growing operations accounted for over 1% of all electric consumption in the U.S.,
Consider, for example, this posting describing 2015 Commercial Construction Highs and Lows. A high point for Englewood Construction in 2015 was the opportunity to expand relationships with existing clients such as Cooper’s Hawk. Low – Retail’s Continued Slump. Low – Subcontractor Pricing Returns to Pre-Recession Levels.
Caterpillar's 8-K filing today reports a 21 percent drop in worldwide total machine retail sales for the rolling three-month period ending in February, following a 15 percent decline for the three months ending in January.
million for its 2015 second quarter ended May 1, 2015. Good spring weather conditions helped generate robust retail sales during the quarter,” said Michael J. Toro reported net earnings of $93.8 million, or $1.64 per share, on a net sales increase of 10.9 percent to $826.2 million, or $1.51
Branding is one of the most important aspects of any business, large or small, construction or retail. < [link] > Article by Stacee Sabb, who started at Cassell Consulting in January of 2015. Use unique catchy phrases, fonts, colors and taglines. Embrace what makes your business different. Entrepreneur.
The company also sold through third-party websites, including prominent retailers like urbanoutfitters.com, nordstrom.com, and aerie.com, providing third parties with marketing materials used to market and sell Truly Organic products. By way of a federal court order that became final last month, Truly Organic Inc. and its founder will pay $1.76
Activity is setting up nicely for commercial construction in 2015, but just as the industry seems to be back on its footing, the dreary recession of years past is giving us one last gasp of annoyance and pain.
Leads service Construction Data Company publishes the Building Blocks Blog that has been a contender as a finalist in last year’s Best Construction Blog competition, and will likely become one as well in 2015, for good reason. See, for example, Kendall Jones’ posting about five commercial construction trends for 2015.
New space is often build-to-suit for major retailers and manufacturers, as an estimated 40% of existing U.S. An additional two million square feet are in the planning stages and expected to be complete by 2015. India Invests in Multi-Brand Retail Trading: Economic growth remained stagnant in India.
The FITWEL scorecard was developed by the CDC over a five year process completed in 2015. Cafeterias and food retail can have a positive impact by elevating healthy food and beverage options onsite. The GSA led the pilot test of the certification on a randomly selected portion of its portfolio of buildings.
MidAmerican Energy Company plans to add up to 1,050 megawatts of wind generation, consisting of up to 656 new wind turbines, in Iowa by year-end 2015. million reduction in 2015. From the May/June 2013 issue. Landowner payments totaling $3.2 million per year also are expected as a result of the expansion. percent.
However, this volume forecast over the next three years is surpassed only by volumes in 2007 and 2015; and follows six years of commercial property volume growth. By property type, returns are expected to be stronger for industrial and office, followed by apartments and retail, in 2016. percent for retail up to 4.0
plans to create 1,500 new direct jobs by late 2015 paying an average annual salary of $47,700, plus benefits, as well as make a capital investment in excess of $100 million. Targeting a retail cost of $6,800, the company will position the Elio vehicle as a cost-effective alternative to four-wheeled autos. .” Elio Motors Inc.
Siloam Springs has two major partners who train the laborers of tomorrow: John Brown University (JBU) was named the top college in the South according to rankings published in the 2015 U.S. Manufacturing, agribusiness, retail and food production are all firmly established in Siloam Springs. News Best Colleges Guide.
Mark Mitchell looks at 10 trends in 2015 building products manufacturers marketing. Mark Mitchell’s excellent Whizard Strategy Blog recently reported on 10 Trends in Building Materials Sales and Marketing in 2015. In 2015 you will start to see manufacturers finally begin to recognize this opportunity.
I recently read an article discussing the penetration of facility management software across all markets… commercial, retail, healthcare, public sector, utilities, and aerospace and defense. Billion in 2015 to USD 49.44 Facility Management Software Technology.
a homegrown Hoosier company, manufactures sports apparel and operates retail stores primarily under the LIDS brand, a familiar mecca for team caps in shopping malls across the U.S. The homegrown Hoosier company, which manufactures apparel and operates retail stores primarily under the LIDS brand, will invest $21.8 Hat World, Inc.,
percent, its largest 1-month increase since October 2015. Prices are collected each month in 75 urban areas across the country from about 5,000 housing units and approximately 22,000 retail establishments (department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments). all items CPI.
in 2014-2015 with a slight deceleration in the following two years as the housing market cycle runs its course. Based on this new information, retail sales of Building Material Dealers had slower growth in 2010 and 2011. This new forecast has some revisions to history driven by new data released by the Census Bureau.
Bezos thinks he might get these mini-delivery systems aloft as soon 2015, pending FAA approval. The company also objected to the law’s selective targeting of a handful of large Web retailers and to the stiff fines and even criminal charges it imposes on violators. You can buy a lot of toy helicopters with $23 billion.
is contemplating a move from Brooklyn to Middlesex County, where the manufacturer and distributor of nuts, dried fruits, and trail mixes would acquire a 61,950-square-foot facility in Perth Amboy to increase cost-effectiveness and expand into other retail channels. Gourmet Nut Inc.
“As a responsible retailer, one of our top priorities is reducing our environmental footprint, specifically through the conversion of food that would otherwise go into a landfill,” said Mark McGowan, President, Stop & Shop New England Division. Once fully operational, the facility will create approximately 1.25 StopVeggies.
MHC says starts rise in August; housing is mixed; retail remains weak; industrial gains. The outlook for retail construction remains bleak. whose sprawling stores are laden with extra space, is aggressively marketing itself as a place for other retailers to set up shop,” the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
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