Construction takes longer, costs more as supplies grow scarce
Workers sort lumber at Classic American Hardwood on Friday, April 2. The 50-acre lumber mill with 180 employees in North Memphis just recorded the best month in its 21-year-history, chief executive Bill Courtney said. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Construction firms and suppliers describe the effects created by the tight supply and rising costs of lumber and steel.
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Tom Bailey
Tom Bailey retired in January as a business reporter at The Daily Memphian, and after 40 years in journalism. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He has lived in Midtown for 36 years.
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