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- Chicago•Real Estate
In the News: Union Station revamp will include food hall, hotel, residential towers
Amtrak has chosen a Chicago development firm to lead a more than 3 million-square-foot real estate redevelopment of Union Station and surrounding land, a project expected to take about six years to complete and cost more than $1 billion.
- Chicago•Technology•Philanthropy
In the News: Chicago finance community raises over $100k for tech education
Just before Thanksgiving, the Chicago trading community joined together with some of the city’s leading tech and start-up firms to raise money for technology education... and battle for table tennis glory.
- Chicago•Real Estate
In the News: The Robey Hotel in Chicago
Chicago’s hotel boom has provided a major boost for historic preservation, breathing new life into aging downtown buildings designed by such legendary firms as D.H. Burnham & Co., Holabird & Root, Jenney & Mundie, and Rapp & Rapp.
- Chicago•Technology
In the News: Chicago retains role as capital of derivatives industry
When the Chicago Mercantile Exchange launched its electronic transaction system, its chosen name of Globex was a clear indication of how it saw the business developing.
- Real Estate•Chicago
In the News: Punch Bowl Social replacing Brooklyn Bowl in Fulton Market
Punch Bowl Social plans a 28,000-square-foot bowling, restaurant and bar spot in the same Fulton Market District space where a similar entertainment concept, Brooklyn Bowl, was previously planned.
- Chicago•Real Estate
In the News: Punch Bowl Social coming to West Loop, replacing planned Brooklyn Bowl site
Denver-based Punch Bowl Social announced on Thursday it will open a 28,000-square-foot restaurant, bar and entertainment destination in the West Loop next October.
- Real Estate•Chicago
In the News: Punch Bowl Social — not Brooklyn Bowl — is heading to Fulton Market
Goodbye Brooklyn Bowl, hello Punch Bowl Social.
- Real Estate
In the News: After 15 years, buildings may rise on blighted East Lansing block
The last businesses on the 100 block of West Grand River Avenue were forced out in 2008 to make way for what was supposed to be a $100 million mixed-use development.
