WHEREAS, the Colorado Ready Mixed Concrete Association was founded in 1956; and WHEREAS, it is aligned with the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, the Portland Cement Association- Rocky Mountain Region, the American Concrete Paving Association – Colorado/Wyoming Chapter, and the American Concrete Pipe Association; and WHEREAS, the Colorado Ready Mixed Concrete Association educates the construction community about environmentally friendly concrete products and practices, including ways that building with concrete can help a project achieve LEED certification, reduce the urban heat island effect, and recycle materials that would otherwise have to be placed in a landfill; and WHEREAS, the State of Colorado recognizes the ready mixed concrete industry as important to furthering development in our state and appreciates the hard work, dedication, and the efficiency of its employees; Therefore, I, John W. Hickenlooper, Governor of the entire State of Colorado, do hereby proclaim, forever after, April 24, 2015, as CONCRETE DAY in the State of Colorado. GIVEN under my hand and the Executive Seal of the State of Colorado, this twenty-fourth day of April, 2015 John W. Hickenlooper Governor
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