Building into the future

It’s June, and with that comes the Prairie Business construction issue.

What’s inside?

Architects, construction managers and others in the know say they are noticing some challenges on the horizon as it relates to completing projects in the region: the high demand – and thus the higher cost – for materials.

“My biggest concern right now is we have quite a few projects on the books, but I don’t know if there will be material to build all of it,” said Terri Miller, an architect at Architecture Incorporated in Sioux Falls, S.D.

That definitely creates some challenges for the industry.

What the future will hold for some projects is yet to be seen, but with exceptional industry leaders in the region there is no doubt they will work hard to innovate and plan to surmount the obstacles.

In fact, that is what Minot, N.D.-based Ackerman-Estvold is already doing. At least in some cases, the company works with clients to keep their projects moving forward by researching additional funding options, according to Ryan Anderson, the company’s vice president and senior architect.

Even with these challenges, Mike Dunn, development manager at Construction Engineers, said he is noticing many businesses doing interior remodels and upgrades to keep employees spread out more in a world where social distancing, at least to some degree, may be part of the new normal.

There’s also a story about a student from Mitchell (S.D.) Technical College who will be in the workforce soon enough. It’s fitting for this issue that he is pursuing a career in the world of construction.

June is always a tough one to tackle for this reason: we cannot list all of the projects going on in the region, materials challenges are not. We know we’ve missed some.

For those projects not mentioned within the following pages, send them in an email (see below) so we can profile them on the Prairie Business website.

Good luck on your new build.

Until next time, Andrew Weeks

I look forward to hearing from you at aweeks@prairiebusinessmagazine.com or 701-780-1276.

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