Ready Mix Yardage Drops in OctoberData recently released by the United States Geological Service shows cement shipments contracted by 7.5% in October 2025 compared to the same month in 2024. We estimate 565,293 cubic yards of concrete were placed during the month. While the data represents a sharp drop from…

Your Goat Hill Report for the Week Ending March 20, 2026 This week the Alabama legislature completed Week 10 of the session, holding a “two-day week” conducting business on the House and Senate floor on Tuesday and Thursday. The legislature has now completed 24 days out of a possible 30…

Your Goat Hill Report for the Week Ending March 13, 2026 This week the Alabama legislature completed Week 9 of the session. After a 3-day work week, the legislature has now completed 22 days out of a possible 30 legislative days. Next week will be a 2-day week and then…

This week the Alabama legislature completed Week 8 of the session. After a 2-day work week, the legislature has now completed 19 days out of a possible 30 legislative days. The next two weeks are expected to be 3-day weeks followed by spring break the week of March 23. In…

This week the Alabama legislature completed Week 7 of the session. It was a 3-day work week, meaning the two chambers convened on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, with committee meetings scheduled throughout the three days. The result of the increased pace is that the legislature has now completed 17 days…

Alabama Cement Shipments Jump in September Data recently released by the United States Geological Service shows cement shipments jumped by 20.6% in September 2025 compared to the same month in 2024. We estimate 528,237 cubic yards of concrete were placed during the month. The unexpected September increase resulted in the…

This week the Alabama legislature completed Week 6 of the 2026 session. The legislature held another two-day week, convening on the floor on Tuesday and Thursday while holding committee meetings on Wednesday. Next week is expected to be a 3-day week, with Tuesday marking the half-way point of the legislative…

This week the Alabama legislature completed Week 5 of the 2026 session. The legislature held another two-day week, convening on the floor on Tuesday and Thursday while holding committee meetings on Wednesday. The legislature is approaching the half-way point of legislative session, having completed 12 days out of a possible…

This week the Alabama legislature completed Week 4 of the 2026 session. The legislature held another two-day week, which means they were in session on the floor on Tuesday and Thursday while holding committee meetings on Wednesday. The legislature has now one-third of the way through the session, having completed…

Join us this summer at the beach for the Quad-State Summer Concrete Convention, hosted by the Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee Concrete Associations! 📍 Hilton Sandestin Beach📅 June 18–21 Connect with concrete professionals from across four states while enjoying great education, networking, and a relaxed beach setting. This is the…

Alabama Cement Shipments Fall in August USGS ReportData recently released by the United States Geological Service shows cement shipments decreased by 12.6% in August 2025 compared to the same month in 2024. We estimate 509,936 cubic yards of concrete were placed during the month. Yardage for the first eight months…

This week the Alabama legislature completed its second week of the 2026 session. The legislature held another three-day week as part of a deliberate pace to end the session early so that legislators can return to their districts sooner than later for the May primary election. In this early phase…

2026 Session Begins The 2026 Regular Session of the Alabama legislature began at noon on Tuesday, January 13, and later that evening Governor Kay Ivey delivered her State of the State address (details below). With this being an election year session, legislative leaders have consistently remarked that the goal is…

The 2026 Business Meeting will be March 30th at Greystone Country Club in Birmingham and will begin at 10:30am. The meeting will include the presentation of scholarships, presentation of the Chairman’s Award, recognition of the Board of Directors and a guest speaker. A golf tournament will follow the luncheon.Monday, March…

The Alabama Concrete Industries Association is happy to once again be offering three different scholarships in 2026 totaling $33,500. 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 scholarships…