Manning, like Kitzmiller, operates out of Texas and--with his 15 pairs of boots, 5 Stetsons, a Harley-Davidson and an SUV with a Lone Star flag--considers himself a native.

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Population flows aren't so cyclical, and public works nearly always follow. (And these, too, need refurbishment.) James Kitzmiller, chief executive of the aggregates side, loves what he calls the fishhook--lower-tier states from California to the Carolinas, and up through an industrial middle by way of Kentucky.

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