Construction isn't the only industry dealing with a labor shortage. Across the U.S., businesses are facing a retiring baby boomer generation and are struggling to come up with ways to tap into a pool of potential employees.

To combat the problem, some firms are picking up shop and moving to where they'll have the best chance at finding that future workforce. Chicago has become the most recent example of this trend. McDonald's decided to relocate to downtown Chicago from the suburbs, as did ConAgra and Kraft Heinz. Even equipment giant Caterpillar, which has been a part of the Peoria, IL, landscape for 100 years, announced in February that it plans to relocate its global headquarters to Chicago.

Via constructiondive.com