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How to Choose the Best General Contractor to Partner with for your “First” Commercial Construction Project

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When they ask us what a retail project is going to cost in Chicago, Miami or any other market, we can give them a solid estimate of cost per square foot based on hard data from similar projects in similar locations. Navigating the ins and outs of a new market: If you take a set of plans and build the exact same project in both St.

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FEATURE STORY: Game-Changer In The Heartland

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Their flexibility and standard size have made them popular worldwide with an estimated 17 million intermodal containers in the world today. It is served by Norfolk Southern, Canadian National and CSX railroads, and provides lower cost and efficient shipping options to the east, west and gulf coasts, bypassing the congestion of Chicago, St.

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Due diligence part 1: The world’s largest pheasant

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The construction market in St. Louis is like anywhere: cyclical. Design-Build opportunities were still rare in St. Louis at the time, so we needed to cast a wider net. So Dennis Calvert , an architect-turned-business development guru, and Alan Schorfheide, who headed up estimation and preconstruction, did some digging.

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Mindy Keiser always knows where to look

The Korte Company

And as an estimator, this cautious approach has always served her well. Estimating is a lot to juggle. In addition to covering the administrative assistant’s lunch hour, she was also responsible for making copies, distributing mail and safety materials, and even rolling drawings. Mindy Keiser isn’t one for snap judgments.

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How to plan your warehouse layout

The Korte Company

As we discuss the multitude of factors influencing the layout of a warehouse, we’ll share stories from past warehouse construction projects and actual drawings made during the early stages of projects to illustrate how discussions about these important assets turn into plans on paper. See the drawings here if you want to skip ahead.

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Donna Boeing, office manager and work mom

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After graduating from Highland High School, she attended at 10-month program at Hickey Business School in St. She was soon helping with contracts, specs, job reports, working estimates and more. Right now, I can print 10 to 12 drawings a minute,” she said. While attending school, she met her future husband.

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40 Under 40: Champions of Construction 2022

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Case in point: Jason and his team won AKF’s 2021 Innovation Contest because they found a better way to access and maintain record drawings. . Synchronization is ensured among planning, construction and operation teams by mapping and analyzing various modes of information capture- drawings, photos or even text. Maggie Farrell .