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.
This program provides free continuing education to the design and specifying communities. There are currently four courses available, ranging from 30 minutes to 60 minutes focused on the cement, aggregates and concrete industries. You'll receive a certificate of completion once you pass a quiz. The bookmarking feature allows you to leave the course and resume where you left off when you return.
Recreational trails have been growing ever more popular over the past three decades, which has created the need for comprehensive guidance at a national level for constructing concrete trails.
The National Concrete Pavement Technology (CP Tech) Center has recently released just such a guide to aid the ready-mixed concrete industry, contractors, design professionals, decision-makers, practitioners, and public agencies. The Guide to Concrete Trails is available here.
The guide focuses on the steps for concrete trail development, design parameters and options, important elements of construction from subgrade preparation to delivery, use of various and sometimes innovative construction equipment, and on maintenance and repair. It also offers case studies on concrete trails of all ages from projects located throughout the country.
The guide is useful for construction of all types of paved recreational trails, including those for biking, running, and walking, as well as for other pathways such as cart paths on golf courses. Use of the guide will aid in the design, construction, and maintenance of concrete trails and paths that will help to improve the transportation and recreation opportunities of the general public.
Trail development surged in the 1990s due to federal and state funding for alternative transportation and the development of rail trails. However, the funding is highly competitive, and new construction to expand the trail system is often favored over maintenance of old trails.
A properly designed and constructed concrete trail can be a sustainable amenity for the community over the long term. Communities that have robust trail networks attract residents and tourists as well as further economic development.
The Ready Mixed Concrete Research & Education Foundation sponsored the development of the guide.
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.