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2022 Truck Driving Championship held Saturday, May 7th

After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the 2022 Truck Driving Championship was once again held in Birmingham on a beautiful Saturday in May. Forty drivers from across the Southeast gathered at Thompson Tractor Company to compete in the event, which is held each year to thank these men…

May 10, 2022

Trendlines Monthly Statewide Construction Data- April 2022

Ready-Mix Use Stays Hot in January 2022Data recently released by the United States Geological Service shows 119,913 tons of cement were shipped to the state during the month of January 2022. Cement shipments grew by nearly 14% over the same month in 2021 but contracted by 5% compared toDecember.Looking to…

April 26, 2022

Concrete University April 28, 2022

Modern Admixtures have changed the way concrete is placed and performed in the construction industry. This program will address how advancements in admixtures can not only improve placement but allow for longer lasting, higher performing concrete slabs. The program will provide 1 LU for architects or 1 PHD credit for…

April 14, 2022

Goat Hill Report- End of 2022 Session

The Alabama Legislature adjourned Sine Die late in the night on Thursday, April 7, marking the end of the 2022 regular session. Technically the session ended on the 29th legislative day – one day earlier than the maximum allowed 30 days – but the session did go past midnight by…

April 13, 2022

Trendlines Monthly Statewide Construction Data-March 2022

Data recently released by the United States Geological Service shows 126,142 tons of cement were shipped to the state during the month of December 2021. Cement shipments grew by nearly 14% over the same month in 2020 but contracted by 10.5% over theprevious month. For the year, 1,517,616 tons of…

March 31, 2022

Goat Hill Report- Week Ending March 18, 2022

This week, the Alabama legislature completed Days 22 and 23 of the 2022 legislative session, leaving seven more legislative days. The legislature is set to take their Spring Break next week, and will return the week of March 28. We continue to hear that the session will conclude in early…

March 21, 2022

Goat Hill Report- Week Ending March 11, 2022

This week, the Alabama legislature completed Days 19, 20 and 21 of the 2022 legislative session. This week, the legislature will hold a two-day week (Tuesday and Thursday session days) and then take Spring Break the week of March 21. Speculation continues to circulate that the session will conclude in…

March 15, 2022

Trendlines Monthly Statewide Construction Data- February 2022

Cement and Ready-Mix Use Spikes in November 2021Data recently released by the United States Geological Service shows 140,875 tons of cement were shipped to the state during the month of November 2021. Cement shipments grew by nearly 18% over the same period in 2020 and 3.5% over the previous month.The…

February 28, 2022

Goat Hill Report- Week Ending Feb. 18, 2022

This week Alabama legislature completed Days 10, 11 and 12 of the 2022 legislative session. With another 3-day week this coming week, by next Thursday legislators will reach the halfway point of the session’s 30 meeting days. Details of this week’s notable legislative action, as well as key political news,…

February 21, 2022

Goat Hill Report- Week Ending Feb. 11, 2022

The 2022 legislative session continued this this week with legislators completing days 7, 8 and 9 out of a possible 30 meeting days. This election year session continues to proceed with a lighter-than-usual workload, but that is expected to increase in the coming weeks. Details of this week’s notable legislative action, as…

February 14, 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

Goat Hill Report- Week ending Feb. 4, 2022

The 2022 legislative session resumed this week after last week’s conclusion of the special session to allocate federal COVID relief funds. Before the legislative week started, the political scene was buzzing with the results of last Friday’s candidate qualifying deadline for the 2022 elections, which includes the entire legislature and…

February 8, 2022

Goat Hill Report- Week Ending January 28, 2022

 The 2022 legislative session was on hiatus for a second week pending the conclusion of the special session to allocate federal COVID relief funds. The special session wrapped up on Thursday, and the regular session is expected to resume on Tuesday, February 1. Details of the 2022 special session are…

January 31, 2022

Trendlines Monthly Statewide Construction Data- January 2022

Cement and Ready-Mix Use Increases in OctoberData recently released by the United States Geological Service shows 136,019 tons of cement were shipped to the state during the month of October 2021. Cement shipments grew by nearly 10.7% over the same period in 2020 and 8.8% over the previous month.Digging into…

January 31, 2022

Goat Hill Report- Week Ending January 21, 2022

The 2022 legislative session completed Day Three on Tuesday, and as anticipated the session was then suspended in order to convene a special session of the legislature to allocate federal COVID relief funds (discussion below). The regular session is expected to resume on Tuesday, February 1, after the conclusion of…

January 25, 2022