NEWS

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

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

Trendlines Statewide Monthly Construction Data- September 2023

Data recently released by the United States Geological Service shows 147,856 tons of cement were shipped to the state during June 2023. Cement shipments shrunk by 2.7% over the same period in 2022. The state has seen a decline in four of the first six months of data released; however,…

September 26, 2023

Trendlines Monthly Statewide Construction Data-August 2023

Ready Mix Yardage Jumps in MayData recently released by the United States Geological Service shows 149,729 tons of cement were shipped to the state during May 2023. Cement shipments rose by 8.5% over the same period in 2022. The state has seen a decline in three of the first five…

August 29, 2023

Save the Date for Fall Field Day

We are excited to host our first ‘Fall Field Day’ event coming up November 9, 2023 in Pintlala. There will be both morning and afternoon times available. A lunch sponsored by Truckworx will be served at noon for all guests. Details are below: 4-man team – $600 per teamIndividual- $150*Shooters…

August 1, 2023

Trendlines Statewide Monthly Construction Data- July 2023

Ready Mix Yardage Continues Decline Data recently released by the United States Geological Service shows 126,401 tons of cement were shipped to the state during April 2023. Cement shipments fell by 8.9% over the same period in 2022. The state has seen a decline in three of the first four…

July 20, 2023

2023 Tri-State Summer Meeting held June 28-July 2

The 2023 Tri-State Summer meeting hosted the largest crowd ever and was heldat the beautiful Sandestin Beach Hilton June 28-July 2. It was easily the largestconvention that the Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee Concrete Associationshave ever had, with nearly 400 in attendance. Registration began Thursday evening and flowed into the cocktail…

July 6, 2023