How is Your Construction Company Helping Hurricane Helene Affected Areas?

In the wake of one of the largest natural disasters in U.S. history, we're looking for ways in which people and companies in the construction industry are helping affected areas. Reach out to us and tell us your story.

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Gigi Wood
Oct 2, 2024
Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale.
Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale.
Created by OhHaiMark using Wikipedia:WikiProject Tropical cyclones/Tracks. The background image is from NASA. Tracking data is from NHC.

Hurricane Helene made landfall on Sept. 26, impacting parts of Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina and more. It will likely be named the second-deadliest hurricane on record, second only to Hurricane Katrina, which devastated Louisiana and other states in 2005.

For the areas impacted by Hurricane Helene last week, recovery and rebuilding will take years. 

As crews work to clear roads and deliver supplies, we would like to know what companies and people within the construction industry are doing to help. Our goal is to provide readers with some of the positive stories of how our industry and workers help out in times of need — especially when we are bombarded with the tragic news and images of the storm.

Please email me your stories at [email protected] or fill out the survey below and we will share them online at ForConstructionPros.com. 

For those of you who are impacted by the storm, stay safe — you're in our hearts. 

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