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.
PACA staff represents Pennsylvania construction materials producers on these important specification writing committees:
This committee is currently rewriting ACI 221.R “Guide for Use of Normal Weight and Heavyweight Aggregates in Concrete." The rewrite of Chapter 4 - Effects of Processing and Handling of Aggregates on Properties of Freshly Mixed and Hardened Concrete -has passed the ballot of this committee. Members of the PACA Aggregates Technical Community contributed to the revision of this chapter. This is the first chapter to be completed, pending ACI Technical Advisory Committee/TAC review. Review and balloting of other chapters of this guide are in progress.
The committee has approved a revised tech note that strengthens the wording for the responsibility of the Testing Agency to properly maintain and report the initial curing of concrete test samples in the field. This will provide national support to the PACA-sponsored HB 2276 legislation.
Committees 201 Durability and 221 Aggregates have given approval to the joint ownership and development of a document that will be the ACI consensus document on aggregate reactivity - including the subjects of alkali–silica reaction (ASR), alkali-carbonate reaction (ACR) and pyrrhotite. An important factor to industry is that the outline for this document includes sections addressing the limitations of the current ASR test methods.
PACA staff and members have joined with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) on an initiative to address this issue. The goal is to improve the service life and durability of concrete used on transportation, commercial and residential construction across Pennsylvania.
The two main features of this program are:
PACA provides a unique educational opportunity to the concrete industry through the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) Exterior Concrete Finishers Certification program.
PACA staff and members represent our industry and work with PennDOT and the PA Turnpike Commission on three important committees. These groups work to bring innovations into practice and provide solutions to material specification concerns. A few of the current topics before these committees are:
Bulletin 14 Step Process - Skid Resistance Level (SRL) of Aggregates - Deleterious Shale - Recycled Concrete Aggregates
Automated temperature recordation and reporting for initial curing - Shrinkage reducing admixtures (SRA) - Concrete plant technician program - A PennDOT sidewalk specification
Continued discussion of the TR7011 forms - Use of electronic reporting for cement and supplementary cementing materials (SCM) test data - Discussion of paperwork and reporting requirements for plants with automated loading
Aggregate Technical CommunityTom Abbey, Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc.
Concrete Technical CommunityChair - Mark Moyer, New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc.
Cementitious Materials CommunityChair - Jeff Hook, Lehigh Cement CompanyVice Chair - Shawn Kalyn, St. Mary's Cement
Staff Liaison - Jim Casilio, P.E.
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.