Across the Southeast, specialty contractors are finding out that this construction recovery isn't arriving via a wave or even a slow upward curve. Instead, this post-recession rebound is coming together on a piece-by-piece basis, like a massive puzzle that's only now starting to reveal its overall picture.
Different parts of the Southeast construction industry are seeing the pieces of recovery come together at a different rate. South Florida, with its multifamily boom still continuing, for instance, appears to be ahead of other areas, such as Atlanta, where the picture remains less clear.