Vertical Extension

Like preteens everywhere, the 11-year-old Blue Cross-Blue Shield Tower in Chicago is experiencing growing pains. Full Story >>

Hawking Chicago

Despite overall threatening market conditions, Chicago’s retail-construction niche is thriving, with 2007 seeing the biggest surge in decades. Full Story >>

The Green Payback

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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60-Story Structure

Although the skyward reach of the 60-story 300 N. LaSalle St. office under way in Chicago draws attention upward, some of the most interesting features actually require a downward glance. Full Story >>

Absenteeism, Turnover

Turnover and absenteeism are not sweet music to contractors, who continue to work on turning down the volume. Full Story >>

Arborteum Project

Construction of the Arboretum of South Barrington, an 86-acre, 600,000-sq-ft lifestyle center with 125 tenants, is the next stage of an emerging boom in mixed-use development near Route 59 and Route 72 in Chicago’s northwest suburbs.
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