Towering cranes and rising structural steel signal a boom in local construction

It’s becoming a good time to be a construction worker in Western New York again. From carpenters to sheet-metal workers, from laborers to bricklayers, from truck drivers to crane operators, construction crews are working at jobs throughout the Buffalo Niagara region – especially in downtown Buffalo.  “If you’re a good carpenter and you come to Buffalo, you’ll have no problem getting a job,”

“What is on the books is unprecedented for the next couple of years, so it’s a very good time in the construction industry in Western New York,” said Sam Capitano, business manager for Laborers Local 210. “It’s been a long time since we’ve seen tower cranes in the area, so we’re very optimistic here.”  [Read the rest of the story from The Buffalo News here]