By Christianna Silva | PHOENIX magazine
H-2B visas are becoming more difficult to obtain, but that isn’t stopping construction companies in the Valley.
Valley contractors are proving their resilience. Downtown Phoenix is booming, Camelot Homes has two new luxury communities heading to the Valley and The Statesman Group is launching its third phase of sales at The Cays in Downtown Ocotillo. This all comes at a time when the business of construction is becoming more difficult, since it relies heavily on H-2B visas, which are becoming virtually impossible to obtain, says Patty Johnson, a spokesperson for Paul Johnson Drywall, one of the largest specialty contractors in Arizona and throughout the Southwest.
