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Association & Industry News
The wait is over - the NRMCA 2026 Sponsorship Prospectus has arrived. In today’s competitive marketplace, even a small investment can lead to a big return through NRMCA’s Sponsorship & Strategic Partnership program. Designed to help organizations connect with our industry, engage with our community and grow alongside us in the year ahead, the prospectus includes opportunities to promote your brand through NRMCA’s events, including the 2026 Annual Convention, ConcreteWorks 2026 and the National Mixer Driver Championship as well as contests, surveys, programs, products and more. You can reach us at engagment@nrmca.org or by calling 703-706-4865. NRMCA’s Member2Member (M2M) program provides better service and more value to all members. A growing list of Associate members are offering Producer members a vast array of savings through rebates and discounts on everything from truck purchases, software, maintenance and technical services to business solutions for your company.
CONCRETEPAC sponsorship opportunities are available for 2026. Your company has the chance to become an overall sponsor, swag sponsor or auction item sponsor/donor. If your company has sporting event tickets, vacation homes, access to exclusive golf courses, etc. please consider donating them to the CONCRETEPAC Viva Las Vegas Dinner & Auction being held on March 1 in Las Vegas in conjunction with NRMCA’s Annual Convention. This is a great opportunity to get your brand in front of the industry’s key decision makers. This event sells out consistently. Don’t miss out. Click here for more information on sponsorship opportunities or contact Heather Houck. To sign up for sponsorship online, click here.
Member companies of NRMCA may grant prior authorization to only one national trade association PAC per calendar year. However, granting prior authorization for CONCRETEPAC does not preclude employees of the member companies from contributing to local or state PACs, national member and ideological PACs or the company's own federal PAC. Granting prior authorization to CONCRETEPAC does not require you or your employees to contribute to CONCRETEPAC, it only permits NRMCA to inform you of upcoming events such as the Viva Las Vegas Dinner & Auction in March Click here to submit your Prior Authorization online; you may also contact Heather Houck. 
CONCRETEPAC’s Viva Las Vegas Dinner & Auction will take place on March 1 at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas Hotel in conjunction with NRMCA’s Annual Convention. Please join us for a fun night as we pay tribute to the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll while enjoying dinner and a couple of Blue Hawaiians. The night will feature dinner, an open bar, live entertainment by “Best of Vegas” award winner Travis Allen, a cigar roller, access to the live and silent auction, and CONCRETEPAC’s annual door prize drawing where you will have the chance to win a 2026 Sea-Doo FishPro Trophy Personal Watercraft or $30,000 cash. Contact Heather Houck for registration information. 
Buildings
 Seventeen separate presentations covering a full range of topics on the fundamentals of quality concrete were offered to over 170 attendees at the 59th annual Concrete Technology Course held at the Edwards Campus of Kansas University in Overland Park, KS, reports NRMCA Senior Director, Building Innovations, Donn Thompson. The program was organized by the Concrete Promotional Group, Inc. (CPG), the local concrete trade association in the Greater Kansas City metro area.
On January 9, NRMCA Senior Director, Building Innovations, Frank Mruk attended the Northern New England Concrete Association Holiday Award event at the Westin in Portland, ME, a well-run event with a strong showing from the New England construction community. Many thanks to Jon Kuell and Dominic Di Cenzo for hosting an excellent evening and congratulations to award recipients Jeff Gullherme, Richard Blackburn, Greg Wortman, Julian Miller, Kurtis Card and Brian Barry for their well-deserved recognition. Highlights included remarks from David Andrews, center for the New England Patriots, and longtime Patriot announcer Bob Socci who both offered thoughtful perspectives on leadership, teamwork and performance. (Shown here, from left to right, are Andrews, Kuell, Socci and Di Cenzo.) The meeting and reception marked a strong conclusion to a year of productive engagement and partnership within the Northern New England concrete industry and raised the bar for future events, Mruk said. NRMCA continues its commitment to advancing resilient, innovative and low-carbon construction solutions and supporting state affiliates across the country. For more information, contact Frank Mruk at fmruk@nrmca.org. 
Calendar
*Please click here to access the relevant link for each of the entries listed below. February 2 - 6, San Antonio, TX *Sold Out February 3 - 6, San Antonio, TX *Sold Out February 17 - 18, Minneapolis February 19 - 20, Minneapolis March 23, Charlotte, NC March 24 - 27, Kansas City, MO March 24 - 26, Charlotte, NC April 13 - 15, Dallas April 13 - 15, Dallas April 14 - 17, Dallas April 14 - 15, Dallas April 14 - 15, Dallas April 14 - 15, Dallas April 14 - 15, Charlotte, NC April 15 - 16, Charlotte, NC April 16, Dallas April 16, Dallas June 23, Minneapolis June 24 - 26, Minneapolis
September 14 - 18, Owings Mills, MD October 29 - 30, Minneapolis November 10 - 12, Fort Lauderdale, FL November 10 - 12, Fort Lauderdale, FL November 10 - 11, Fort Lauderdale, FL November 10 - 13, Fort Lauderdale, FL November 10 - 12, Fort Lauderdale, FL November 10 - 11, Fort Lauderdale, FL November 12 - 13, Fort Lauderdale, FL November 12-13, Fort Lauderdale, FL November 12, Fort Lauderdale, FL November 12, Fort Lauderdale, FL November 17 - 18, Minneapolis November 19 - 20, Minneapolis December 1 - 2, Charlotte, NC December 2 - 3, Charlotte, NC 
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