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Report: Contractors facing fewer supply chain issues compared to peak pandemic, some items still struggle
An AGC analysis reported infrastructure projects jumped up in values while residential and nonresidential starts slid.
Supply chain, labor issues still rattling construction industry
The overall cost of construction materials dipped in the last couple of months for the first time since 2020. However, home builders are still facing an uphill battle with lack of warehousing storage and a tight labor market, among other factors.
ON THE LEVEL: Husch Blackwell’s Levy says contractors should prepare for building project disruptions in a volatile construction market
A Milwaukee attorney said stakeholders must be transparent with each other and build contingency in their building plans amid a tightening construction market.
Construction costs in Wisconsin climb while scopes of projects stay the same
The inflation rate for construction costs is flaring higher and longer than expected, making larger projects in Wisconsin with the same scope as before the pandemic more expensive, according to a local lender.
Diverse solar energy market could reduce prices, help with supply chain
For countries to transition away from fossil fuels and toward cleaner energies like solar power, supply chains for components need to be more geographically diverse, officials said during a conference on solar energy in New Delhi said on Tuesday.
Bid prices go up, input costs go down, new supply chain problems arise: AGC analysis
Bid prices have increased and contractors’ input costs have declined again in September, according to the latest Associated General Contractors of America analysis.
More efficient payments today; more efficient supply chains tomorrow
The pandemic accelerated the digitization of B2B payments.
ON THE LEVEL: Is federal infrastructure bill a good problem to have?
If contractors had to sum up the prospect of getting work from the recently passed federal infrastructure bill amid continuing labor and supply shortages, many would no doubt say: It’s a good problem to have. Others, of a more skeptical cast of mind, might add: Be careful what you wish for.
Construction’s 2022 challenge: Balancing surging work with people, supply shortages
The good news for the Wisconsin construction industry? Between a housing shortage and the long-term boost of the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, there’s a lot of business on the horizon, enough to keep contractors hopping for the foreseeable future.
Supply shortages and emboldened workers: A changed economy
Employees at a fast-food restaurant in Sacramento, California, exasperated over working in stifling heat for low wages, demanded more pay and a new air conditioner — and got both.
AGC: Contractors face labor shortage, rising costs, supply chain delays in COVID recovery
A year-and-a-half into the pandemic, contractors are contending once again with a shortage of labor that's compounding supply chain delays and project disruptions.
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- Milwaukee Mayor’s $1.9B budget proposal has infrastructure boost
- As employers face labor shortages, Biden administration rolls out playbook for training workers
- Wisconsin Senate committee votes against confirmation for four DNR policy board appointees
- October proclaimed Architecture Awareness Month in Wisconsin
- Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of October 2, 2023
- Corn mill owners plead to federal charges in fatal explosion, will pay $11.25 million
- BUILDING BLOCKS: Second phase of Lower Yahara River Trail construction
- Sky-high mortgage rates leave homes unaffordable for more buyers, sending new home sales tumbling
- Forecast: Economic challenges ahead as rates rise and labor shortages remain
- CBRE opens office on 18th floor of Milwaukee BMO Tower
- Former inmate able to rebuild life through work in construction trades
- Zignego to lead $60M I-894 improvement project
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)
