Contractors are rebounding from the pandemic and working through a pipeline of energy, infrastructure and hospitality while also navigating labor and materials shortages.
Still hampered by pandemic-related uncertainly, Midwest construction starts fell in 2021 even as signs of a return to normalcy bolstered markets near the end of the year.
For construction industry firms, 2021 must have seemed like a repeat of 2020, with ongoing pandemic-related impacts, such as supply-chain problems and workforce challenges.