Material Shortages Hit Chicago’s Construction Industry

By Stina Chang
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A construction worker works on the road in Buffalo Grove, Ill., Thursday, April 9, 2020. A growing number of construction workers are staying home amid coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Nam Y. Huh / Associated Press
Virus Outbreak Illinois
A construction worker works on the road in Buffalo Grove, Ill., Thursday, April 9, 2020. A growing number of construction workers are staying home amid coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Nam Y. Huh / Associated Press

Material Shortages Hit Chicago’s Construction Industry

By Stina Chang
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Wood, copper, drywall and other construction materials are in short supply. The shortages are hurting contractors working on buildings downtown and beyond and could lead to delays in workers returning to some offices in and around the Loop.

Reset learns more about what’s causing the shortages and how they are rippling across Chicago-area commercial and residential real estate.

GUEST: Danny Ecker, commercial real estate reporter at Crain’s Chicago Business