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Port Everglades Congestion Delays Steel Deliveries by 8 Weeks (3/18/2026) - FORT LAUDERDALE — Commercial and industrial construction projects throughout South Florida are facing steel delivery delays of six to eight weeks due to congestion at Port Everglades that has backed up structural steel imports from European and Asian mills, project managers and steel distributors said this week. Vessel congestion at the port reached a seasonal […]
Florida Lumber Costs Surge 15% as Canada Tariff Bites (3/18/2026) - MIAMI — Florida homebuilders and contractors are absorbing a 15 percent surge in framing lumber costs since January 2026 as new federal tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber — raised to 34.7 percent in February — work their way through the supply chain, adding an estimated $18,000 to the cost of a typical single-family home. Fort […]
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