With rising material costs and the ongoing labor shortage continuing to shape the commercial construction landscape in the Midwest, Heartland Real Estate Business wanted to hear directly from construction firms active in the region about how these issues are impacting their business. We connected the publication with Taylor Johnson client Englewood Construction for insights from Chuck Taylor, the firm’s director of operations, on market conditions, the effects on project pricing and timing, and the importance of a strong subcontractor network in the current climate. Read more in the resulting cover story here.

According to Englewood Construction, the ongoing labor shortage makes it critical for general contractors to have a strong subcontractor network.