Chicago

Thu August 03, 2017

2017 Construction Starts Reveal Mixed Pattern Across Top Metro Areas

During the first half of 2017, eight of the top ten metropolitan markets for commercial and multifamily construction starts ranked by dollar volume registered decreased activity compared to a year ago, according to Dodge Data & Analytics....

John Handley - Wed August 02, 2017

Chicago Suburbs Prepares for $110M Downtown Center

This northern Chicago suburb has long lured diners to its popular 3-mile-long Restaurant Row along Milwaukee Avenue. But despite its gastronomic prominence, the village of Wheeling has no real downtown, even though it was founded in 1894....

Wed August 02, 2017

After Fire, Massachusetts City Votes for Safer Building Codes

Waltham, Mass., city councilors voted unanimously July 31, to call on the state of Massachusetts to implement tighter restrictions on the size of wood-frame residential buildings after a massive ten-alarm fire destroyed a wooden apartment complex under construction in late July....

Tue August 01, 2017

Doosan Portable Power Names Chicago-Based O'Leary's Contractors Equipment as Authorized Dealer

Doosan Portable Power has named O'Leary's Contractors Equipment as an authorized dealer. The company will supply Doosan Portable Power air compressors, generators and light towers to the Chicago metropolitan area....

Fri July 14, 2017

Real Estate Associate Program Offers Classes to Multicultural Professionals

Project REAP (Real Estate Associate Program), recognized nationwide as a leading educational diversity initiative that introduces multicultural professionals to commercial real estate (CRE), is returning to New York City this fall....

Thu July 13, 2017

Chicago to Build Training Campus For Police, Firefighters

CHICAGO (AP) A $95 million public safety training campus is being planned to replace cramped and aging police and fire academies in Chicago. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that the new shared training academy will be in West Garfield Park....