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Five Predictions for Commercial Construction Trends in 2012

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It’s that time of year when our team predicts the 2012 commercial construction trends – from what’s on tap for Chicago retail construction to national restaurant construction and hospitality construction. But, that doesn’t mean you won’t see other commercial general contractors cough up cash to win a job. Bill Di Santo.

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How to Win the Olympics of International Retail Construction

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Building Michigan Avenue flagship stores for international brands like Zara is a sweet spot for Englewood Construction. While most of us will accept delayed Olympic news due to the time zone difference, the same isn’t true when working with international brands and new retail construction. So at 7 p.m.

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Predictions and National Trends in Commercial Construction

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It’s that time of year when our team predicts the commercial construction trends for the upcoming year– from what’s on tap for Chicago retail construction to national restaurant construction and hospitality construction. But, that doesn’t mean you won’t see other commercial general contractors cough up cash to win a job. Bill Di Santo.

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Flagship Store Retail Construction: 3 Reasons Brands Still Build in a Flagship Location

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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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Should You Hire A Commercial General Contractor Who Works For a Competing Brand?

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If your retail construction contractor can build retail stores like this on Michigan Avenue…. For as long as I’ve been in the commercial construction business , which is 30 years, there have been two conflicting trains of thought about clients hiring a general contractor who also works for a competitor. It’s the same “who’s on first?”

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5 Signs Your Commercial Construction Contractor Just Isn’t That Into You

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It amazes me in today’s commercial real estate market when I hear commercial construction news about companies or people who just phone it in with their commercial construction services. Do your commercial construction vendors respond to your requests quickly or do they keep you waiting? Baldwick’s. Response Time.

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

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Michigan Ave. 1. There are a lot of cooks in the kitchen during the commercial construction approval process (landlord, city inspectors, alderman, etc.), Case in point, we’ve worked on Michigan Avenue for years, so we know you need to keep neighborhood associations like the Greater North Michigan Avenue Association in the loop.

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