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John Sorrell receives AIA President’s Award at annual Design Conference

The 2023 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Alabama Chapter’s Design Conference was recently held at the Perdido Beach Resort where John Sorrell, president of the Alabama Concrete Industries Association (ACIA), received the AIA President’s Award. The award is given to individuals who have been longtime supporters of the state’s chapter…

October 12, 2023

Truck Driving Championship held May 6th, 2023

On what turned out to be a beautiful Saturday despite a dicey weather forecast earlier in the week, the 2023 Truck Driving Championship was held in Birmingham. Thirty-nine drivers from across the Southeast gathered at Thompson Tractor Company to compete in the event, which is held each year to thank…

May 10, 2023

Goat Hill Report- Week Ending March 24, 2023

Goat Hill Report for Week Ending March 24, 2023 The Alabama Legislature’s 2023 Regular Session resumed this week after the hiatus for the Special Session to allocate federal ARPA funds. The legislature met two days this week but will be off this week for Spring Break. Budgets Introduced On Tuesday,…

March 27, 2023

ACIA Foundation Now Accepting Scholarship Applications

The Alabama Concrete Industries Association is happy to once again be offering four scholarships in 2023 totaling more than $26,000. The Foundation provides the funding for scholarships that are awarded annually to college seniors majoring in architecture, engineering, and building sciences at universities in Alabama. Currently, the Foundation awards two $8,000…

January 10, 2023

Davis Architecture receives Top Block Award for design of UM’s Performing Arts Center

After five years of plans, designs and construction, The University of Montevallo’s (UM) new Center for the Arts has opened. Construction plans began in late September of 2017 and took roughly 27 weeks, including review and final coordination, before getting bids in March of 2018.  Ground was broken in June…

December 5, 2022

2022 Tri State Meeting Sees Record Attendance

The 2022 Tri-State Summer meeting hosted the largest crowd ever in attendance. With more than 350 people, it was easily the best convention the Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee Concrete Associations have had in several years. A sense of normalcy settled over this year’s meeting with Covid restrictions lifted. As guests…

July 15, 2022

Habitat for Humanity House (Tuscaloosa) featured in Business Alabama Magazine

The Habitat for Humanity House in Tuscaloosa, with construction concluding in November 2021, was featured in the latest edition of Business Alabama Magazine. The home was the first of its kind constructed with low carbon concrete. The Alabama Concrete Industries Association was grateful to be a part of this project,…

February 8, 2022

Warrior Elementary School design receives 2021 Top Block Award

In March of 2021, Warrior Elementary School in Warrior, AL opened its doors to more than 300 elementary students in kindergarten through 5th grade. The new facility is approximately 90,000 square feet, which houses classrooms, administration, and support spaces for up to 650 students. The building includes three classroom wings,…

November 4, 2021

Midtown Elementary School design receives Top Block Award

Nola | VanPeursem Architects, PC in Madison, AL, recently received the Alabama Concrete Industries Association’s “Top Block Award,” which recognized the use of concrete in its winning design of Midtown Elementary School. Madison is a growing community with a rapidly expanding student population. The new Midtown Elementary School was designed…

October 14, 2021

Let’s Talk About Concrete

November 9, 2021 Pelham Civic Center Total of 6 PDHs     SCHEDULE 7:45-8:30am: Registration, Breakfast & XPO   8:30-9:30am: Type 1L Cement Performance and Case Studies Wayne Wilson, P.E. Lehigh Cement   9:30-9:45am: Coffee Break & XPO   9:45-10:45AM: Replacement of Reinforcement with Structural Steel Fibers Eric Campbell, Fiberforce…

October 13, 2021

ACIA Recognizes Mixer Driver Appreciation Week

The Alabama Concrete Industries Association (ACIA) recognized September 27th through October 1st , 2021, as Mixer Driver Appreciation Week. The second annual program honored the longest serving driver at each one of ACIA’s ready mix member companies. Recognized drivers were given a golf shirt, hard hat, baseball hat and $100….

October 7, 2021

New Member Spotlight- Tremco, Inc.

It is safe to say that everyone remembers 2020, but no one really wants to. As the pandemic set in and businesses struggled, spring break turned into extended summer and masks were required in public, everything was so unusual. And while there was fear of the unknown and how soon…

June 24, 2021

Joe Beckwith receives 2021 Chairman’s Award

Each year, ACIA presents the Chairman’s Award to an outstanding leader in the concrete industry. This year’s recipient is a household name when it comes to Auburn University baseball. Joe Beckwith, son of longtime Auburn University director of ticket sales Bill Beckwith and his wife, Marjorie, was born in 1955…

April 26, 2021

2021 Environmental and Safety Award Recipients recognized at Annual Business Meeting

The Environmental Excellence Award is presented annually to a ready mix producer plant that has best demonstrated environmental excellence and innovative management. This year we are pleased to present Sherman Industries’ Tarrant, Alabama ready mix plant with this coveted award. The Tarrant location is a new ready-mix plant that became…

April 16, 2021