The leading voice for the crushed stone, ready mixed concrete, sand and gravel, and cement industries' community.
PELA is a 10-month hybrid program with online and in-person educational sessions and networking opportunities.
Careers in the Aggregates, Concrete & Cement Industries
The Pennsylvania Aggregates and Concrete Association (PACA) is the industry’s unified voice, representing more than 200 member companies across the state.
Creating a unified and strong voice for our industry.
PACA monitors and analyzes local, state and federal regulations and advocates for a balanced approach by the regulators.
PACA builds a bridge between our members and our partners at PennDOT, and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission along with Pennsylvania’s construction industry to further the use of our materials to the benefit of the commonwealth.
One of the most effective tools in government relations for an industry is a robust advocacy/grassroots strategy.
In the last legislative session, we contributed over $275,000 to our political champions.
November 2025 at Hotel Hershey in Hershey, PA (PACA members only event).
PACA offers comprehensive concrete certification programs for ACI, NRMCA, and PennDOT in the central Pennsylvania area.
Membership has its privileges - most of PACA's events are open to PACA members only.
PACA conducts numerous education and training events during the year.
Choose concrete for your next parking lot project.
Streets built with concrete are built to last, consider concrete for your next project.
Concrete's strong, resilient and the choice for your next building or bridge.
PACA works with the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) to convert your parking lot or building project to concrete without hurting your bottom line.
PACA drives a member-approved strategic plan to increase market share and engages specifiers and owners on the value of concrete in their projects.
A free continuing education course for the design and specifying communities. Four courses, ranging from 30–60 minutes, that focus on the cement, aggregates, and concrete industries. Get your certification of completion today!
When you have the need for first class equipment or services, please contact a PACA associate member to assist you. Our associate members are our partners and help us advance our industry and our association. PACA producer members provide exceptional products to build a powerful infrastructure in the commonwealth. When you are looking to construct quality highways, roads, building, bridges and so much more - seek out a PACA producer member.Everyone succeeds by utilizing our community of people and companies.
A. Marinelli and Sons, Inc.
Allan Myers
Allegheny Mineral Corporation
Amerikohl Aggregates, Inc.
Arcosa Aggregates
Atlantic American Precast
Austin Servall Concrete
Barletta Materials & Construction Inc.
BayCrete, Inc
Bishop Brothers Construction
Bryan Materials Group
Buffalo Crushed Stone
Bullskin Stone and Lime LLC
Buzzi Unicem USA
Byler Materials Group
Cambria Ready Mix Concrete, LLC
Castle Builders Supply
Castor Materials
Cedar Rock Materials Corp.
Centre Concrete Company
Centre Concrete Northeast, LLC
Conewago Ready Mix
Delaware Valley Concrete Co., Inc.
Don E. Bower, Inc.
Active Minerals International, LLC
Admixtures, Inc.
Aerial Prospex LLC
AIRMATIC
Akens Engineering Associates, Inc.
Anderson Equipment Company
Apex Companies, LLC
ARM Group LLC
Ascent Systems, Inc.
ASGCO
Astec Industries Inc
Austin Powder Company
Babst Calland
Benetech, Inc.
Bergey's Commercial Tires
Bergey's Truck Centers
Bowser-Morner Testing Laboratories
Buffalo Creek Explosives
Buffalo Wire Works Co., Inc.
BulkSource
CarbonCure Technologies
CCT Labs, Inc
CDE
CDR Maguire Engineering
The program is delivered in one (1) module and it should take approximately 30 minutes to complete. You will receive a certificate of completion once you pass the quiz. The bookmarking feature will allow you to leave the course and resume where you left off when you return.