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Goat Hill Report- Week Ending March 8, 2024

The Alabama legislature has reached the halfway point of the 2024 session, completing Days 13, 14 and 15 this week out of a possible 30 legislative days. As mentioned previously, the legislature will be taking off next week, returning the week of March 18, and then taking off the week…

March 11, 2024

Goat Hill Report-Week Ending March 1, 2024

This week the Alabama legislature completed Week 4 of the 2024 session. For the fourth week in a row, the legislature held a three-day week in anticipation of taking off two weeks in March (the weeks of March 11 and March 25). After this week, the legislature has completed 12…

March 5, 2024

Goat Hill Report- Week Ending Feb. 23, 2024

This week the Alabama legislature completed its third week of the 2024 session. The legislature held its third consecutive three-day week in anticipation of taking off two weeks in March (the weeks of March 11 and March 25). After this week, the legislature is one-third of the way through the…

February 26, 2024

Goat Hill Report- Week Ending Feb. 16, 2024

This week the Alabama legislature completed its second week of the 2024 session. The legislature held another three-day week in anticipation of taking off two weeks in March for Spring Break (the weeks of March 11 and March 25). The legislature has now completed 6 days out of a possible…

February 20, 2024

Goat Hill Report- Week ending Feb. 9, 2024

The 2024 Regular Session of the Alabama legislature began at noon on Tuesday, February 6, and later that evening Governor Kay Ivey delivered her State of the State address. Most observers are predicting an eventful and even contentious session, with issues like gambling and school choice on the agenda. Since…

February 12, 2024

Trendlines Statewide Monthly Construction Data-January 2024

Concrete Volumes spike in OctoberData recently released by the United States Geological Service shows 169,151 tons of cement were shipped to the state during October 2023. The tonnage is 2.2% higher than October 2022 but is a 16% growth over September 2023. Type 1L Cement represented 92% of the tonnage…

January 31, 2024

Annual Business Meeting coming up in March

The 2024 Business Meeting will be March 25 at Greystone Country Club in Birmingham. The meeting will include presentation of scholarships, presentation of the Chairman’s Award, recognition of the Board of Directors and guest speaker Attorney General Steve Marshall. A golf tournament will follow the luncheon. Annual Business Meeting Golf…

January 9, 2024

2024 Sponsorship Opportunities

To help plan for your annual budgets, we are establishing annual sponsorships again in 2024. We hope you will consider participating as a sponsor. If you have any questions, please contact our office. Thank you. 2024 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Premier $5000Sponsorship of Annual Business MeetingSponsorship of Truck Driving ChampionshipSponsorship of Driver…

January 5, 2024

ACIA Foundation Now Accepting Applications for 2024 Scholarships

The Alabama Concrete Industries Association is happy to once again be offering four scholarships in 2024 totaling more than $33,000. 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 5, 2024

Dale Carnegie Leadership Workshop coming up in March

The Alabama Concrete Industries Association invites you to attend our 2024 Leadership Workshop, an event designed for mid to upper-level management professionals who play a pivotal role in shaping their organization’s culture and leadership. Our guest speaker, Nancy Covert, President of Dale Carnegie North and Central Alabama, will bring her…

January 5, 2024

Trendlines Statewide Monthly Construction Data-December 2023

Ready Mix Yardage pulls back in September Data recently released by the United States Geological Service shows 142,244 tons of cement were shipped to the state during September 2023. Cement shipments contracted by 7.1% from September 2022 totals and are now 1.1% below 2022 totals after nine months. The state…

December 20, 2023

Trendlines Statewide Monthly Construction Data-November 2023

Ready Mix Yardage expands from July TotalsData recently released by the United States Geological Service shows 149,329 tons of cement were shipped to the state during August 2023. Cement shipments rose by 4.5% over August 2022 totals but are .2% below the first 8 months of 2022. The state experienced…

November 21, 2023

Fall Field Day held at The Reserve

On a beautiful November day, the Alabama Concrete Industries Association hosted its first “Fall Field Day,” held at the Reserve in Ramer, AL. The property is owned by Rill Banks with Sika Corporation, and the event was thoroughly enjoyed by all who participated. There was both a morning and an…

November 10, 2023

Trendlines Statewide Monthly Construction Data-October 2023

Ready Mix Yardage Slips from June TotalsData recently released by the United States Geological Service shows 131,462 tons of cement were shipped to the state during July 2023. Cement shipments held steady in relation to 2022 totals but contracted over 11% from June tonnage. The state has seen a decline…

October 25, 2023

Virtual ‘Day of Concrete Knowledge’ planned for November

The ACIA will once again be hosting our Day of Concrete Knowledge on November 14-15, 2023. The seminars are designed to provide valuable education on concrete topics to assist architects and engineers when designing a project using concrete products.    This year’s event will be split into a 4-hour session…

October 16, 2023