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Business Is Booming for Southeast Contractors Despite Rising Cost of Construction Materials
The shortages and rising price of fuel due to the ransomware attack that temporarily halted all of the Colonial Pipeline networks were devastating to many businesses in the American Southeast. But despite the rising costs of construction materials, business is booming for Southeastern contractors.
According to Stephen Smith, owner of Geneva Construction in Orlando, Florida, the $250,000 in materials he would have spent to build a home a year ago cost him around $300,000 today.
“Plywood is ridiculous,” Smith told The Epoch Times, describing how a 4-foot by 8-foot sheet of three-quarter-inch plywood he paid $25 for two years ago now costs him $72 to $75.
This legislation marks the largest overhaul of the handling of Florida’s environmental policy since the creation of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection in the 1970’s.
Governor DeSantis advocated for the creation of a resiliency task force and a series of reforms regarding Florida’s approach to issues like sea-level rise and the legislature delivered.
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