The Marble Institute of America (MIA) announced the winners of the 2013 Pinnacle Awards competition. The Pinnacle Awards recognize excellence in commercial, residential, and renovation/restoration of natural stone projects worldwide. Projects selected as winners must demonstrate exceptional beauty, creativity, ingenuity and craftsmanship in the use of granite, marble, travertine, limestone … Read more
The Marble Institute of America (MIA) has announced the results of its Board of Directors election. David Carnevale, president of Carnevale & Lohr, of Bell Gardens, Calif., Brenda Edwards, owner/general manager of TexaStone Quarries of Garden City, Texas, and Robert Zavagno, Jr., president of Cleveland Marble Mosaic Co. of Cleveland, … Read more
The Marble Institute of America (MIA) is inviting all fabricators of stone and quartz surfacing in North America (members and non-members alike) to participate in a fabricator benchmarking survey. Participation is free, and all of those filling out the survey will receive some of the results relating to their businesses … Read more
Hanley Wood announced that a new, third show, will join with its combined StonExpo and Surfaces event in January, and that it is launching a second StonExpo show on the East Coast in October. The new third leg of the event, TileExpo, will be housed alongside of the two previous … Read more
In response to a notice by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) that it intends to reduce the current silica dust exposure rate by 50 percent, the Marble Institute of America (MIA) is urging OSHA to maintain current levels. According to a release from the MIA, the current silica … Read more
The Marble Institute of America’s (MIA) Dimension Stone Design Manual has been posted to South Western Sydney Institute’s online intranet library. It will serve students in the Stonemasonry course at MillerCollege. This course offers a range of stonemasonry experiences that seek to meet the needs of the industry. At the same … Read more
The Marble Institute of America’s (MIA) Accreditation Program has experienced its most active quarter of growth since the program’s first three months in existence, According to a recent release by the association. Activity in the commercial arena has been especially encouraging and is a sign that the economic conditions that … Read more
The Marble Institute of America (MIA) received the Golden Thinker Award for Extraordinary Achievement in Media Relations. The Golden Thinker, awarded each year by the North America Precis Syndicate, Inc. (NAPS), is given to organizations that have created the feature releases that have received the most pick-ups by America’s newspaper … Read more
The Marble Institute of America (MIA) released Stones of North America Version 2, an iPad app that gives design and construction professionals quick, easy access to detailed information about natural stones quarried in North America. Version 2 of the app includes 25 new natural stones, a MAPEI care and maintenance … Read more
The Marble Institute of America (MIA) has issued its 2013 Awards Program Call for Entries. The Call for Entries signifies that the MIA is now accepting entries for its various awards. These awards honor and recognize natural stone companies, professionals and architects from around the world. The 2013 MIA Awards … Read more
