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.
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.