Construction Equipment

DECEMBER 17, 2020

CPG 150 generator from Chicago Pneumatic Power Technique (CP) has been reengineered, and the GPG 200 is a new unit in the CPG lineup. The generators have John Deere 6068 Tier 4-F diesels, with the CPG 150 rated at 150 kVA/120 kW, and the CPG 200 at 200 kVA/160 kW. Both units offer dual frequency…

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HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

The grocery market has been extremely hot in the Chicago area. In the depths of a historically cold Midwestern winter, one market has remained particularly hot for Chicago commercial general contractors—grocery store construction. Englewood recently completed a Trader Joe’s in Libertyville, Ill.

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HardHatChat

JUNE 12, 2014

In the Chicago-area alone, we can point to several major shopping center construction projects taking place. Construction News and Trends Retail Construction Shopping Center Construction Chicago Construction News Commercial Construction Trends' This hasn’t been the case in recent years, but the trend seems to be changing.

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HardHatChat

APRIL 30, 2012

Recently, our director of operations Chuck Taylor was featured in a Chicago Tribune article based on the reporter’s curiosity about a hotel peephole he kept in his office. What made this peephole so interesting was that it was salvaged from the hotel construction renovation we did of a HoJo in Chicago.

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Construction Dive

MARCH 28, 2024

Hire360 targets recruiting minorities and women to the trades, leveraging partnerships with big name developers, contractors and unions.

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Construction Dive

APRIL 26, 2024

While still awaiting funding approvals, the new complex would replace the historic Soldier Field and is part of a larger park and recreation project.

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Construction Dive

JULY 6, 2020

During peak activity, the project, with Mortenson as its general contractor, will employ 1,200 construction workers.

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Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The builder turned the single-screen Ramova Theatre into an 1,800-seat concert hall and created brewery, restaurant and event spaces.

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Chicago Construction 146

BD+C

APRIL 6, 2021

Lendlease and its partner Aware Super, a superannuation fund, say the global real estate company’s multifamily portfolio in Boston and Chicago has been verified as “net zero carbon.”. New projects in New York City and Los Angeles are on track to achieve the same goal as construction gets underway.

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HardHatChat

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Apple’s first flagship store was in Chicago on Michigan Avenue, where tourists and locals alike quickly became familiar with – and grew to love – the unique environment it offered to interact with the brand’s latest products. Our very first project with the brand was to relocate its original Chicago flagship store to Michigan Avenue in 2008.

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Business Facilities

APRIL 29, 2022

Aligned Data Centers launched its Chicago Hyperscale data center campus as it broke ground on a second, adjacent facility.

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Construction Dive

JULY 9, 2020

The $26 million Fulton East is the first in what experts say will be a trend of projects designed to maximize tenants' health and social distancing.

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Construction Dive

JUNE 13, 2024

Ironworker Jeffrey Spyrka survived after plunging eight stories from a scaffold last week. His coworker, technical engineer David O’Donnell, was pronounced dead at the scene.

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ENR Construction

APRIL 24, 2024

The Chicago Bears want to build a $4.6 million domed stadium on the city of Chicago's Museum Campus.

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ENR Construction

MARCH 13, 2024

The Chicago Bears are looking at investing more than $2 billion into a publicly-owned domed facility just south of Soldier Field, the team’s existing home in downtown Chicago.

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ENR Construction

MAY 10, 2022

The team behind Salesforce Tower Chicago delivered an overall 19% reduction in embodied carbon dellivering Chicago's newest office tower.

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ENR Construction

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Chicago and security contractor will not begin work on migrant camp after state Gov. Pritzker required a review by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.

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Construction Dive

APRIL 8, 2024

400 Lake Shore will replace the abandoned Chicago Spire project with two residential buildings and a new public park.

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Construction Dive

MARCH 29, 2024

The heads of Turner, Mortenson, Gilbane, AECOM Hunt and Powers & Sons in the Windy City talk inclusion, overcoming stereotypes and market dynamics.

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ENR Construction

JUNE 24, 2024

Former Chicago politician Ed Burke's crimes included extorting developers of construction projects, prosecutors said, but sentence was less than guidelines recommended

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ENR Construction

JULY 15, 2024

Demolition of a printing press building on a 30-acre site in Chicago is set for this summer to make way for a casino and hotel.

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BD+C

OCTOBER 1, 2020

A five-point plan for decarbonizing Chicago. • This week on The Weekly show, BD+C editors spoke with leaders from Balfour Beatty, Farr Associates, and Graycor on three important topics: . • Re-evaluating delayed capital projects. • The future of the construction jobsite. WATCH THE SEGMENTS ON DEMAND BELOW . .

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ENR Construction

JUNE 20, 2024

A second lawsuit alleging that has been filed in an accident that caused two workers to fall June 6 from scaffolding in a project being built at the University of Chicago Medical Center.

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ENR Construction

AUGUST 15, 2024

EXP and Systra has been chosen by the Chicago Transit Authority to engineer, design and build the 5.6-mile The design-build team of Walsh Construction, VINCI Construction. mile transit extension to the city's Far South Side.

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Construction Dive

JULY 16, 2024

The 500-room tower will move to the southern end of the 30-acre development due to unforeseen underground infrastructure, the gambling and entertainment company said.

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HardHatChat

OCTOBER 14, 2014

For example, at Woodfield Mall, one of the Chicago area’s most popular malls, the owners have decided to add Level 257 , a video-game themed restaurant. Another Chicago area mall, Stratford Square, has announced the addition of Round1, a new bowling concept. Next to the Fashion Outlets of Chicago in Rosemont, Ill.,

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Construction Dive

JUNE 28, 2024

The city's watchdog agency said its buildings department has “not implemented corrective actions” to issues discovered during an August 2022 audit.

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Construction Dive

AUGUST 22, 2024

Construction industry news, trends and jobs for building professionals who want mobile-friendly content.

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ENR Construction

JUNE 7, 2024

David O’Donnell, 27, died in June 6 Chicago project accident, while Samantha Ruvolo Deschenes, 33, suffered fatal injuries May 30 in forklift rollover at a Portland, Ore., school construction site.

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Construction Dive

MAY 22, 2024

The two-phase, double-track project improves safety for riders and reduces travel times between Michigan City, Indiana, and Chicago.

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ENR Construction

JUNE 7, 2024

Fall that killed David O’Donnell, 27, and injured another ironworker occurred after scaffolding blew away from a University of Chicago project under construction, said a fire official, but it is under federal OSHA investigation.

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Construction Dive

MAY 30, 2024

The online retailer’s 150,000-square-foot showroom in Wilmette, Illinois, was a gut renovation of a former department store.

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Construction Dive

MARCH 26, 2019

The modernization brings the city in line with international standards and gives contractors more options for building materials and technologies.

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ENR Construction

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke, 79, faces a minimum of 30 years in prison after being convicted of bribery of developers and racketeering conspiracy.

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HardHatChat

JULY 11, 2013

Englewood recently began work on Season’s 52 in Chicago. Commercial Construction General Construction Strategies and Operations Chicago Construction News Commercial Construction Cost construction management Construction strategies' The summer construction season often brings rising costs. www.EnglewoodConstruction.com.

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The Chicago Cubs and the Department of Justice have settled a dispute over the renovation of Wrigley Field. 31 more accessible seats and some bleacher seating for people with disabilities will be added as a result of the settlement.

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ENR Construction

APRIL 5, 2023

The City of Chicago has selected the first three developers to convert three office buildings to residential and mixed-use spaces in the underutilized LaSalle Street Corridor.

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