Economic forecast

Gay Rebel Thompson
President, Cement Industries, Fort Myers | Construction

Company: The recovery in construction means builders need the cement products that Thompson's company produces. She expects sales in 2015 to rise on par with this year, based on the pipeline of work. “I'm expecting it to be up another 25%,” she says.

Thompson says she's hoping to see a steady flow of work rather than the boom and bust of the last decade. “To me, one of the things we're looking for is a sustained level, which is quite different from what it's been,” she says. “That's the best thing that can happen.”