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		<title>Loudon County = Good Business for Retailers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The potential for increased retail business in Loudon County is growing and the Loudon County Economic Development Agency wants to make sure that retailers and developers know about their attractive demographic information.  Patrick Phillips, president of the Loudon County Economic Development Agency, said in the Knoxville News Sentinel, on June 18th, that Loudon County presents [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.redbudcs.com/loudon-county-good-business-for-retialers/</link>
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		<title>REDBUD Construction Services Providing Project Management Services for 267-Acre Lenoir City, TN Mixed-Use Development</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Town Creek Center is located between Interstate 75 and Highway 321, just west of Town Creek Road in Lenoir City, TN.  This proposed mixed-use developed is owned and managed by The Tetra Companies of Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Shawn Van Dyke, Chief Manager of RCS, LLC, has been brought on board to manage this project for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.redbudcs.com/redbud-construction-services-providing-project-management-services-for-267-acre-lenoir-city-tn-mixed-use-development/</link>
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		<title>REDBUD Construction Services featured in Industry-Leading Blog</title>
		<description><![CDATA[REDBUD Construction Services&#8217; advice has been featured in a post this week on the Mark Up and Profit blog.  Thanks to Michael Stone and his staff for teaching RCS how to serve their clients and we hope that our example can help others in the industry.
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		<link>http://www.redbudcs.com/redbud-construction-services-featured-in-industry-leading-blog/</link>
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		<title>Beware of Free Estimates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article is a perfect example of why contractors should not give &#8220;free estimates&#8221; without drawings and/or specifications.
The contractor presented a design agreement to his potential client, with a $3,000 fee to design the job, 1/2 of the fee would be credited back when a contract was signed for the final job. 
If you want [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.redbudcs.com/beware-of-free-estimates/</link>
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		<title>The Design Team</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You have performed your Due Diligence, Planned the project with all the available information, and now it is time for the professionals to join the effort in making your project a reality.
Your team of design professionals included, but are not limited to the following:
Architects, Engineers, Planners, Contractors and Construction Managers 
The three things to consider when [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.redbudcs.com/the-design-team/</link>
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		<title>Site Investigation - Determining What&#8217;s &#8220;Out There&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[THE PROJECT is beginning to take shape.  The Due Diligence is almost complete and the Planning Phase is well under way.  Based on the preliminary information gathered, it is time to head out to the field to start determining what&#8217;s &#8220;Out There.&#8221;  The next step for your construction project is the Site [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.redbudcs.com/site-investigation-determining-whats-out-there/</link>
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		<title>10 Things To Consider Before Acting As Your Own Contractor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You may have a garage full of tools, a truck with empty Mt. Dew bottles in the bed, and your Saturday afternoon free for This Old House, but, a General Contractor, these do not make.
Everybody says that you can save money by being your own General Contractor, but what no one says is how much [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.redbudcs.com/acting-as-your-own-contractor/</link>
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		<title>10 Essentials For Your Construction Project</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article is the first in a series of 10 articles to follow that will detail items that every Developer, Construction Manager, or Owner should consider prior to undertaking a construction project of any size.  The &#8220;10 Essentials&#8221; will list the various stages in the planning and management processes to achieve the goals of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.redbudcs.com/10-essentials-for-your-construction-project/</link>
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		<title>A Construction Manager?&#8230;What does that mean?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We hear this question quite often, and it is one with a broad answer that covers many areas and issues related to development and construction.
CMAA defines the Construction Manager (CM) role as follows:
&#8220;A professional Construction Manager (CM) acts as an extension of staff to the Owner and manages the entire project with pre-planning, design, construction, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.redbudcs.com/cmwhat-is-that/</link>
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