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Why Hiring a Non-Local Commercial Construction Contractor is Crazy…Like a Fox

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The travel expenses alone for a non-local general contractor would inflate a retail construction bid to the point where the job isn’t economical. It’s better to work with a national retail construction contractor who is familiar with building your store in other cities verses a local general contractor who’s never built for you before.

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Is a National General Contractor or Local Commercial Construction Firm Better For Your Project?

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Some of you are probably wondering if the travel costs that become part of the general conditions and overall construction budget of a national general contractor are worth it to the client. If you plan to stay local or only want to open one location, then a local construction firm will save you money in terms of travel expenses.

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How Has Covid Affected the Construction Industry?

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Despite piecemeal attempts to encourage staff back into the office, many employees are reluctant to resume lengthy daily commutes to sit in air-conditioned offices in close proximity to coughing colleagues. Commercial office space demand is also wavering, thanks to the switch to working from home.

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2012….A World That Keeps On Pushin’ Us Around

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As companies hire more people they are going to need more office space to work and more hotels for travel. As consumers make more money they’ll need more retail space for shopping and bowling alleys etc. But seriously, it has to. for having fun. It’s only a matter of time. How much time? I don’t know.

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Small town takes over big box

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Claire Shafer, AIA, CPHT Mixed-Use Retail Centers Shopping Centers Sports and Recreational Facilities Designers Architects Adaptive Reuse Interior Architecture On the Drawing Board Reconstruction & Renovation Rush County, Ind.,—a a vibrant community in central Indiana—had an abandoned big box store and an even bigger dream.

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Thinking outside the big box (store)

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Thinking outside the big box (store) 0 dbarista Tue, 09/17/2024 - 15:42 Retail Centers For over a decade now, the talk of the mall industry has been largely focused on what developers can do to fill the voids left by a steady number of big box store closures. But what do you do when big box tenants stay put?

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Industry Focus – Retail: Less Than Six Degrees of Separation

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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.

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