By the early to mid-seventeenth century, Spain, England, France, and the Netherlands were all competing for colonies and trade around the world. Beginning in the late fifteenth century, explorers, conquerors, missionaries, merchants, and adventurers sought to claim new lands to colonize.
Renovation describes a series of planned changes and updates made to a facility where business is conducted. Office and building renovation will take place now and again in the environment of most business, at their own or at others' initiative, in response to new needs, technological pressures, or simply the need for maintenance and renewal. Renovation, for a business, may be a response to declining sales.
turnaround - an area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn around. area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants. driveway, private road, drive - a road leading up to a private house; they parked in the driveway.