NH Business Review
There’s growing demand for commercial, residential construction, but materials and qualified help are hard to find
February 10, 2021
While some sectors have seen business plummet due to the pandemic, the construction industry seems to be moving ahead as usual in New Hampshire. Both residential and commercial construction projects are still in demand, but the ongoing workforce shortage and rising costs of materials are raising concerns.
“We’ve definitely still seen a steady set of pre-development activity and applications” for funding for commercial projects, notes Katherine Easterly Martey, executive director of the New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority. “That’s been good.”