After a long, harsh downturn, concrete contractors and suppliers are looking up as they face a "huge pent-up demand," said Portland Cement Association chief economist Ed Sullivan, who spoke Feb. 5 at the World of Concrete in Las Vegas.
"The pendulum had swung too far, but it's going to swing back," Sullivan said. "Household debt-to-income ratio is at its lowest rate since the early 1980s."