McDonald’s revamps stores to look more upscale – USATODAY.com

At a time when most of McDonald’s competitors are still shell-shocked from the recent recession, the fast-food giant is undertaking its biggest store-by-store makeover in the chain’s 56-year history: The 500-pound clown of fast food is trying to look more like a grown-up. It’s a $1 billion-plus undertaking that McDonald’s and its franchisees hope, by 2015, will have the vast …

Ambrico Revamps St. Luke’s Hospital’s Exterior with Thin Brick

The professionals at Ambrico are proud to have recently renovated St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. with their elegant, yet versatile, thin brick. Resulting in a cladding system in decipherable from traditional brick, Ambrico’s veneer panels provide builders and homeowners with an appearance of real brick at a fraction of the cost. Once Ambrico’s experts analyzed the hospital’s exterior …