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Story Vertical Extension 33-Story Blue Cross Tower
Sprouting 24 More Floors
Like preteens everywhere, the 11-year-old Blue Cross-Blue Shield Tower in Chicago is experiencing growing pains.
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Retail Construction Hawking Chicago Retail Building Outpacing
Construction Overall
Despite overall threatening market conditions, Chicago’s retail-construction niche is thriving,
with 2007 seeing the biggest surge in decades. Full
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Spotlight on Owners The Green Payback Companies Reap Cost Savings
While Helping Environment
Anixter Inc.’s initial goals in pursing the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED certification for a new distribution center in south suburban Alsip were to provide a healthy, employee-friendly work environment and to be a good corporate citizen.
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Forecasts & Trends
- Robert Murray's Monthly Report
The Economy and Construction: Review of Recent Indicators—February 2008
The fears of recession have mounted in early 2008, based on a steady flow of downbeat economic news. Last fall the prospects that the U.S. economy would slide into recession were generally estimated to be about 30%, and that figure has since been revised up to 60% or higher. Full Report >>
