Shawmut Design and Construction has joined Draper and Wexford Science & Technology to break ground on the 111,000-square-foot Integrated Microelectronics Production & Advanced Chip Technology (IMPACT) Center in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Vancouver-based workout wear retailer Lululemon Athletica will focus on opening smaller neighborhood stores to raise brand awareness among community influencers. The retailer, which opened its first small-format store last month in Fort Collins, Colo., has 379 global locations. Read the Financial Post story here
Four Seasons “has moved into a class all its own” with its Maui at Wailea property in Hawaii – a hotel-within-a-hotel concept that includes 26 special rooms. Read the Forbes story here
A nine-story building that was one of Manhattan’s first skyscrapers when it debuted in 1883 has been reopened as the opulent Beekman Hotel. Featuring an open atrium and skylight, the structure was idle from 2001 until recent refurbishment. Read the Business Insider story here
Columbia, S.C.’s record hotel occupancy rates are attracting development, such as the 108-room Aloft property now under construction. Read The State story here
Kmart has remodeled an Illinois store under an initiative dubbed “Whole Lotta Awesome” that’s designed to win over budget-conscious millennials. The store includes an “Aisle of WOW!” with $1 deals and limited-time bargains. Read the Bloomberg story here
Friendly’s plans to open four new restaurants per year over the next two years while looking for additional franchisees. The company will focus on ice cream, shakes and burgers through the expansion, which will see the chain’s first new locations in 10 years. Read The
Rosewood Hotel Group has near-term openings planned for Cambodia, China, France and Mexico as it forecasts bright prospects for the luxury sector in all regions. A key to Rosewood’s competitiveness with larger chains is personalized relationships with developers, Bridle says. Read the Hotel Management online story
Groundbreaking is planned this week for a new hotel at Tioga Downs, N.Y., an electronic gaming parlor and racetrack that aspires to become a resort casino. The operation recently received a state casino license. Read the The Washington Times/The Associated Press story here
Chicagoland Outlets at Country Club Hills could become a 400,000-square-foot shopping outlet with 50 name-brand stores, but the project remains delayed. Craig Realty Group, the developer, is working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to mitigate about an acre of wetlands on the property
Suburban Square, an 88-year-old lifestyle center built in Ardmore, Pa., is getting a $20 million expansion. The project includes a roughly 50% expansion of an existing Trader Joe’s, a four-level parking garage addition, and a two-story retail and office building addition by owner Kimco Realty.
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