Dive Brief:

• Englewood Construction Inc. publishes a blog called the Hard Hat Chat, and company officials say in the latest edition that they saw a good year for commercial construction, especially in hospitality and restaurants.
• Another significant business sector was shopping malls, where President Bill DiSanto said there is a different approach emerging among developers who want to create an experience, not just shopping, to draw in clientele.
• The restaurant boom happened across all markets, the blog reported, and included both new construction and renovation and rebranding of existing outlets as the National Restaurant Association said it expects 2013 sales to hit $660.5 billion when all results for 2013 are in.

Dive Insight:

Englewood's report seems to square with reports during the year that hospitality was a bright spot in the commercial sector. Englewood specializes in retail construction along with office. DiSanto and Director of Operations Chuck Taylor did not find office as a strong factor in 2013's business. They said that they expect continued 2014 growth in the sectors that did well last year.