The band is back

General contractors may be cheering the economic recovery, but finding subcontractors to perform specific construction tasks has become increasingly difficult as the labor market tightens.

Executives with Suffolk Construction in Estero found one way around the shortage in structural concrete and masonry: Six months ago they acquired one of the top subcontractors in that field, Bonita Springs-based Conshor.

“That was a strategic play to help us perform,” says Peter Tuffo, 43, chief operating officer for Boston-based Suffolk's southeast region.