Dive Brief:

• In a sort of payback for being among the hardest-hit cities during the recession, Detroit is ringing these days with the sound of new construction.
• Cranes and scaffolding can be seen around downtown, and the Michigan chapter of Associated General Contractors says the noise of construction is the sound of jobs.
• “We suffered more than most industries did in Michigan and to see folks getting back to work, to see backlogs improving — it’s quite a comeback story and we’re thrilled to be a part of that,” AGC state President Chris Fisher said.

Dive Insight:

Fisher says he hopes the construction comeback will get young people thinking of construction-trade careers. That's something that is on the minds of contractors in most parts of the United States because the number of tradesmen and tradeswomen lost permanently during the recession is creating a labor problem during the comeback.