What Wal-Mart in Pullman Means for Chicago Retail and Restaurant Construction...
The recent Chicago City Council approval of a second Wal-Mart in the city limits is excellent news for Chicago’s commercial construction industry. History shows commercial developers do well opening...
View ArticleRetail Construction Trends 2010 Update: Outside the Big Box
It’s time to revisit another prediction I made last year in my blog post Commercial Constructions Trends to Watch in 2010 — Outside the Big Box. According to my blog, I said in 2010 we should “Expect...
View ArticleFive Predictions for Commercial Construction Trends in 2011
Fast-casual restaurants like Noodles & Company should be a bright spot for commercial construction in 2011. It’s that time of year again, when I dust off the crystal ball to predict commercial...
View ArticleChicago Retail Construction News and Trends – 2011 Updates
Many shopping center landlords are no longer assuming responsibility for store construction costs, but instead offering higher tenant concessions. Now that spring is officially here, I wanted to...
View ArticleRetail Construction: Successful Steps in Grocery Store Redevelopment
Englewood recently completed a Trader Joe’s in Libertyville, Ill. The grocery market has been extremely hot in the Chicago area. In the depths of a historically cold Midwestern winter, one market has...
View ArticleCommercial Construction Trends: The Highs and Lows of 2016
With December here, it’s time for our annual post reviewing some of the positives – as well as a few of the challenges – that shaped the commercial construction business in the past year. Here’s a look...
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