Labor Shortages and Heartache Weigh Heavy on Mississippi Coast
A year after Hurricane Katrina, and now in the depths of another hurricane of season, the pace of Mississippi reconstruction (and the work load for construction companies) lags expectations. Although a few firms are earning headlines for meeting extraordinarily tight schedules and advancing high-profile jobs, many others still are wading through swamps of bureaucracy, expending enormous energy haggling with insurance companies and running operations with staffs struggling through waves of depression and the trauma of personal loss.
Katrina changed everything in the region with one awful swipe, but recovery will only come at the pace that people can manage.