Jonathan Mitnick, vice president of CCS Stone, Inc., and managing partner of Marble Devices, USA, has accepted the chairmanship of MIA’s Safety Committee. Mitnick takes over for current chair, Jim Nikolopoulos, director of Ooperations at Walker Zanger, who will remain active on the committee following a two year stint as … Read more
Jonathan Mitnick, vice president of CCS Stone, Inc., and managing partner of Marble Devices, USA, has accepted the chairmanship of MIA’s Safety Committee. Mitnick takes over for current chair, Jim Nikolopoulos, director of Ooperations at Walker Zanger, who will remain active on the committee following a two year stint as … Read more
The Marble Institute of America (MIA) hosted its first Accreditation Program Immersion Course during Coverings 2014 in Las Vegas. This one-day course was designed to give companies interested in accreditation the opportunity to learn about the application, participate in a review of the exam material and to take the accreditation … Read more
The Marble Institute of America (MIA) has announced its 2013 award winners for both the Migliore Lifetime Achievement Award and Crafstman of the Year. Migliore Award Jesús González III of Marble World in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Mexico, was awarded the 2013 Migliore Award for Lifetime Achievement. González, who has … Read more
The Marble Institute of America (MIA) has released the results of its recent Fabricator Benchmarking Survey. The MIA solicited input from North America fabricators during the fourth quarter of 2013. The 2013 study was made possible by a grant received from Cosentino and KOHLER. Each participating fabricator received a confidential … Read more
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