Construction industry has challenges, but economy is sound

BROOMFIELD — Contractors can expect continued challenges finding workers and meeting the demands of those wanting housing or new commercial space, but the economy for the industry will remain strong at least through 2019, according to Rich Wobbekind, senior economist and associate dean for business and government relations at the University of Colorado Boulder Leeds School of Business.

Wobbekind delivered the final segment of the inaugural Rocky Mountain Construction Summit Thursday at the Omni Interlocken Resort in Broomfield. The summit, sponsored by Boulder law firm Berg Hill Greenleaf & Ruscitti, also included multiple panel discussions that offered…