As online shopping continues to become the focal point of consumers across the U.S., big-box retailers are struggling with the economic impact. In 2018 alone, 15 corporations that were once staples in the retail industry are facing the threat of closure. Large big-box chains such as Sears, Toys”R”Us, and JC Penney are struggling in the face of the changes in consumers’ shopping habits.

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Shingobee Builders is wrapping up construction of the first Minnesota location of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, located at the Woodbury Lakes retail center in Woodbury, MN. The 43,392 square foot building offered a unique set of challenges in maintaining the construction schedule. Our team employed outside-the-box thinking to complete the project.

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Shingobee Builders will be attending CENEXPO 2018, which takes place Monday, June 18 through Tuesday, June 19 at the Denny Sanford Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The convention is a free, two-day educational and networking event. Cenex, the retail brand of CHS, Inc., offers more than 1,400 locations across 19 states.

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There are various contractual arrangements that can be utilized to hire a general contractor (GC) or construction manager (CM) for your commercial construction project. Regardless of the type of contract, it is wise to bring the GC or CM on board your team during the pre-construction phase to collaborate with your architecture and engineering professionals as they complete the design.

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Shingobee Builders, Inc. is pleased to announce that we are working with Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust for construction of the first Minnesota location of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, at the Woodbury Lakes retail center in Woodbury, MN.

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Shingobee Builders, Inc. is pleased to announce we will be working with developer Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust for construction of the first Minnesota location of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, at the Woodbury Lakes retail center in Woodbury, MN.

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The Minnesota Shopping Center Association elected its new 2017 officers at their year-end retail real estate awards event on December 6, 2016. Shingobee VP of Real Estate Development, Jon Fahning, was installed as MSCA’s second vice president for 2017.

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Shingobee has been awarded construction of an ALDI grocery store which will anchor a new retail development in Roseville, MN. This is the fourth ALDI store to be built by Shingobee; others have been completed in Baxter, Fergus Falls, and New Ulm, MN.

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The new ALDI grocery store in New Ulm, MN, received a warm reception at its opening on Thursday, October 20. Excited shoppers queued up for special prizes for the first 100 entering the store. This is the third ALDI store completed by Shingobee in Minnesota.

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Construction of the latest new store for Thrifty White Pharmacy has begun in Annandale, MN. The local newspaper, Annandale Advocate, covered the City approval process, which involved a comp plan amendment, rezoning, and site plan approval, and the start of construction.

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