Deka Lash opened at Evergreen Walk in South Windsor after recent completion by Fortunato Construction Group. This 1,000 SQFT space boasts clean, modern finishes and accent lighting. A daylight filled lobby hosts a retail wall and reception desk.
West Hartford's first adult-use cannabis dispensary #BuiltbyFCG!
Budr Cannabis, owned by local home healthcare entrepreneur Derrick Gibbs Jr. and industry veteran Carl Tirella Jr., is hosting its grand opening Monday, July 31, at 1037 Boulevard, West Hartford. The adult-use cannabis retailer will be the first to open in West Hartford and one of five Tirella and Gibbs plan to open across the state by 2025.
Home healthcare entrepreneur Gibbs sets ambitious sights on cannabis industry
More than 15 years after starting a home healthcare business fresh out of college, Change Inc. President Derrick Gibbs Jr. is shifting his sights to a new industry — cannabis. Partnering with an industry veteran, a team of social equity entrepreneurs and a Chicago-based multistate cannabis business operator, Gibbs said he hopes to open five recreational marijuana dispensaries in the state in the next few years.
Fortunato Construction sees opportunity, challenges in nascent adult-use cannabis industry
What's Next For Retail?
I am the Director of Planning and Strategy at a family-owned commercial construction company in central Connecticut. Our business, founded by my father more than 30 years ago, has survived many economic cycles over the last three decades and has changed and evolved quite a bit in that time. Throughout the late 90s and early 2000s, we led in the restaurant construction space, with over a hundred new restaurants and dozens of renovation project in New England. When the market shifted and restaurant work slowed, we grew in retail.
FCG Named on the Best Supermarket Contractors in the US LIST by GC MAGAZINE
It’s absolutely essential to have good knowledge of how a supermarket operates before you begin to build. These stores are usually designed with certain layouts in mind, providing space for different types of visual details, product placements, aisle designs, and accessibility that guides consumers through a certain experience.
Nearly There!
Recently Completed: Aldi - Southington, CT
Fortunato Construction Group, led by the project team of Mike Donnelly and Pete Drane, just completed another brand new Aldi location. This new ground-up store is located on Queen Street in Southington, and is expected to be a very successful new location for Aldi.
"A Grocery Chain many Americans have never Heard of is About to be One of the Biggest in the US"
Watch Us Build
Fortunato Construction Group is currently building an Aldi Grocery Store in Plymouth, Massachusetts from the ground up. We've set up a camera on the job site to capture the activity on the site. The camera takes a photo, and our live feed updates every 10 minutes.
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