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Articles Tagged with ''MIA''

138 stone industry job descriptions now free to MIA members on MIA website

September 18, 2013
The Marble Institute of America (MIA) announced that its Job Descriptions Toolkit has been added to the "Members" area of its website.


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MIA receives the Golden Thinker Award

This is the second Golden Thinker that the MIA has won in the last five years.
July 3, 2013
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 editors.


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MIA CEU program adds new course for architects

January 4, 2013
The Marble Institute of America recently announced that the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has approved “Natural Stone Tile: An Overview” as a CEU course available to MIA members


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Thank you, Gary!

Head of Marble Institute of America retires
Michael Reis
January 4, 2013
With the close of StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas this month, the stone industry loses a valuable resource with the retirement of Gary Distelhorst, who has served as head of the Marble Institute of America (MIA) for more than a decade


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MIA/Stone World Installer Seminar taking place in San Diego, CA

December 6, 2012
The MIA/Stone World Installer Seminar series is currently taking place at Daltile's facility in San Diego, CA, where a solid turnout of stone professionals are in attendance.


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Dimension Stone Design Manual available on MIA web site

August 9, 2012
The Marble Institute of America (MIA) has announced that its Dimension Stone Design Manual has been added to the "Members" area of its Web site.


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Gary Distelhorst to retire as CEO of MIA

August 6, 2012
Garis (Gary) Distelhorst, CAE, Executive Vice President & CEO of the Marble Institute of America (MIA) since 2002, will retire December 31, 2012 after an accomplished 43-year career as a senior-level association executive.


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2013 housing goes live

August 3, 2012
Online housing for the 2013 S2 events is now live for Surfaces and StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas attendees and exhibitors.


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MIA/Stone World Education Series Continues in Toronto

June 22, 2012
On June 21, 2012, the Toronto Stone Summit -- part of the Marble Institute of America/Stone World education series was hosted by MS International in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.


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2011 Pinnacle Award Winners

June 21, 2012
Each year, the Marble Institute of America honors excellence in stone design with its Pinnacle Award Competition.


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