Homebuilding Slump Hits Concrete Construction.

The article presents information on the World of Concrete Show held in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 22, 2008. Across the 900,000-square-feet show floor, buyers said they were holding off from making major purchases. Don Ahern, owner of Ahern Rentals and Xtreme Manufacturing, says he is not buying anything until the second quarter. Show managers likewise had diminished expectations after booking a record attendance in 2007 of 91,628. Partly due to the cooling economy and the upcoming CONEXPO-CON/AGG megashow in March 2008.