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Leopardo Highlights 10 Solutions for Building Smarter, Saving Time and Money

Monday, August 18th, 2008

smartconstruction.jpgHOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois (AUGUST 18, 2008) – In the face of the worst economy since the Great Depression, Leopardo has authored a white paper pinpointing 10 practical and economical solutions that will help companies save significant time and money on construction.

Building Design+Construction magazine called in progressive thinking and told its 75,000 readers to “take a page from Leopardo.”

Download the full-length Smart Construction report. [Updated February 2009 with the most current data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.]

Leopardo Building 63,000-SF Prairie Stone Crossing Shopping Center

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

prairiestonecrossing.jpgHOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois (April 1, 2008) – Leopardo Construction, a leading construction services firm, is building Prairie Stone Crossing, an eight-acre, 63,000-square-foot shopping center comprised of three buildings and one outlot pad. Read the rest of this entry »

Leopardo Profiled on Cover of Illinois Real Estate Journal

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

profile_big.jpgHOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois (January 30, 2008) – Leopardo Construction was featured in a company profile on the cover of the January 2008 issue of Illinois Real Estate Journal. Read the rest of this entry »

Leopardo President Named One of Midwest’s Forty Over 40

Monday, January 28th, 2008

fortyover40_big.jpgHOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois (January 28, 2008) – Leopardo President Richard (Rick) Mattioda was honored in the December 2007 issue of Midwest Real Estate News as one of the Midwest’s top commercial real estate executives. Read the rest of this entry »

Leopardo Discusses Hotel Construction Boom in Crain’s

Monday, November 5th, 2007

crains_hotel.jpgCHICAGO, Illinois (November 5, 2007) – Crain’s Chicago Business spoke with Steve Smith, vice president of Leopardo’s retail and hospitality markets, about the uptick in hotel construction. According to the article, hotel construction starts in Chicagoland totaled 1.7 million square feet in the first three quarters of 2007, up 86% from the year-ago period. Click here to read the article.

Leopardo Construction Completes New Tavern at the Park Restaurant

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

tavern_big.jpgConstructed With 35-Foot Windows For Spectacular Views of Millennium Park

CHICAGO, Illinois (August 7, 2007) – Leopardo Construction, a leading construction services firm, recently completed a two-story, 15,000-square-foot interior build-out for Tavern at The Park restaurant, located adjacent to Millennium Park and Michigan Avenue in Chicago. Read the rest of this entry »

Leopardo Construction Repositioning Eight Floors and 600,000 SF at Landmark Carson Pirie Scott Building

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

carsons_big.jpgCHICAGO, Illinois (August 7, 2007) – Leopardo Construction, a leading construction services firm, is gutting eight floors and 600,000 square feet of old retail space at the landmark Carson Pirie Scott building. The demolition job, which will take the building back to its original core and shell, is part of a major repositioning strategy to transform the historic building into a modern, multi-tenant, mixed-use property for retail, commercial and educational tenants. Read the rest of this entry »

Leopardo Construction Completes More Trader Joe’s And CVS/Pharmacy Stores

Thursday, November 9th, 2006

11-09_big.jpgFirm Also Completes 8,000-SF Advance Auto Parts Store in South Chicago Heights

CHICAGO, Illinois (November 9, 2006) – Leopardo Construction, a leading construction services firm, announced that it completed several construction projects for Trader Joe’s and CVS/Pharmacy, and recently completed construction of an Advance Auto Parts store in South Chicago Heights. Read the rest of this entry »

Leopardo Completes 400,000-SF Poplar Creek Crossing Shopping Center In Hoffman Estates

Thursday, April 27th, 2006

pop_thmb_4-27_.jpgHOFFMAN ESTATES Illinois (April 27, 2006) – Leopardo Construction today announced the completion of the Poplar Creek Crossing shopping center in Hoffman Estates, Ill. Poplar Creek Crossing is a 42-acre, 400,000-square-foot A+ regional power center located at the Southwest corner of Routes 59 and 72, just north of I-90.The new shopping center is anchored by a 124,000-square-foot Target store and joined by other national retailers, including T.J.Maxx, Linens ‘n Things, Michaels Crafts, Cost Plus World Market, OfficeMax, PetSmart, Kirkland’s and others. Read the rest of this entry »

Leopardo Construction Breaks Ground on 70,000-SF Zylstra Harley-Davidson Dealership in St. Charles

Thursday, October 27th, 2005
Leopardo Awarded Design-Build Contract for Entire 38-Acre Development

ST. CHARLES, Illinois (October 27, 2005) – Leopardo Construction, a leading Chicagoland construction services firm, today announced it broke ground on a 70,000-square-foot Zylstra Harley-Davidson dealership in St. Charles, Ill. The dealership anchors a 38-acre development for which Leopardo Construction was awarded the design-build contract. Read the rest of this entry »

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