From home improvement to home building, shortages causing major delays — and cancellations — for builders and contractors

Rising costs and material shortages put the construction and homebuilding industries in peril — while the economy wobbles.

File: PGT Innovations President and CEO Jeff Jackson says the firm is trying to trying to work its way through the materials shortage issue by partnering with other suppliers.
File: PGT Innovations President and CEO Jeff Jackson says the firm is trying to trying to work its way through the materials shortage issue by partnering with other suppliers.
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When Rafael Jose Simón walked out of the Home Depot on Florida Avenue in Tampa last week, his cart was loaded with supplies.

 

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