Handyman Insurance, NYC Metro’s Megaprojects Lift Prospects for Subcontractors
From the $4.6-billion Manhattan West complex to the $3.9-billion Tappan Zee Bridge replacement span, the 2013 start-up of megaprojects in and around New York City has brightened prospects for specialty contractors with work forces large enough to handle the loads, say industry executives. The trend is more than a welcome sign to a sector hammered during a recession that drove some firms out of business and forced others to implement major cost-cutting initiatives.