MIA Press Releases

2013

May 22, 2013	MIA Receives the Golden Thinker Award for Extaordinary Achievement in Media Relations
May 6, 2013	MIA Releases Stones of North America IPAD App Version 2
April 24, 2013	MIA Releases 2013 Awards Program Call For Entries
March 4, 2013	iSTONE APP Now Available for the iPHONE
February 28, 2013	Jill Archambeau Awarded with 2012 MIA Natural Stone Scholarship Award
February 26, 2013	Paul Vigna Receives 2012 MIA Migliore Award for Lifetime Achievement
February 25, 2013	John Kunz of KEPCO+ Wins the 2012 MIA Craftsman of the Year Award
February 12, 2013	Grazzini Brothers & Company Awarded Grande Pinnacle Award for the Lakewood Cemetery Garden Mausoleum Interior Work in Minneapolis, MN
February 4, 2013	Garen Distelhorst Earns His Certified Association Executive Credential
January 23, 2013	MIA and Stone World Announce 2013 Education Dates
January 21, 2013	New Documentary Traces Incredible Relationship Between Man and Stone
January 8, 2013	MIA Hires Aaron Dahnke as Education Manager
January 2, 2013	MIA Updates Quarry to Kitchen Video; Video Comes Packaged with the Natural Stone Sustainability Showroom Video

2012

December 21, 2012	Freight Classification to Change for LTL Stone Shipments
November 26, 2012	MIA CEU Program Ads New Course for Architects
October 1, 2012	Safety Meeting Outlines added to Members area of MIA Website
September 4, 2012	Garis Distelhorst, CAE, Nationally Recognized Association Executive, to Retire
August 6, 2012	Dimension Stone Design Manual Now Available to Mia Members For Free Viewing on Mia Website
August 6, 2012	Gary Distelhorst to Retire as CEO of Marble Institute of America
June 6, 2012	MIA Staffer Receives Professional Award
June 5, 2012	MIA Releases 2012 Awards Program Call for Entries
April 26, 2012	MIA Launches iStone APP for the iPAD
April 11, 2012	New Historic Documentary on Natural Stone in the Works
April 2, 2012	MIA Launches New Stones of North America IPAD APP
March 13, 2012	Marble Institute Elects New Officers and Directors for 2012
March 5, 2012	Danny Catania of Miller Druck Specialty Contracting Company Wins the 2011 MIA Craftsman of the Year Award
February 10, 2012	Britishstoneworks Awarded Grande Pinnacle Award for its Spirit of the Ocean Project in Santa Barbara, CA - 13 Other Awards Presented
February 6, 2012	Three-fourths of Homeowners Planning a Kitchen Remodel want Granite
February 2, 2012	Eddie Mendoza Awarded with 2011 MIA Natural Stone Scholarship Award
February 1, 2012	Ronald Alan Busse Receives 2011 MIA Migliore Award for Lifetime Achievement
January 17, 2012	MIA Revises and Reinvents Website Promising a Totally New Online Experience for Members and Visitors
January 12, 2012	2011 Performance Survey Reinforces Differences between Typical and High Profit Fabricators

2011

December 6, 2011	MIA Technical Director to Lead ASTM Committee
November 7, 2011	MIA Accredits First Canadian Company
October 13, 2011	MIA Announces 2011 Fabricator Benchmark and Financial Performance Survey
August 30, 2011	MIA Introduces Revised Countertop Module
August 16, 2011	Marble Institute Awarded Two Power of A Silver Awards
July 27, 2011	Working Together: Stone Industry Associations Partner for Joint Study Tour in Vermont
July 26, 2011	Marble Institute Expands Architect/Designer Continuing Education Program to Include Stone Facility Tours
July 25, 2011	Marble Institute Introduces Dimension Stone Design Manual Version 7.2
May 2, 2011	Marble Institute Introduces Stone Safety Subscription Service
April 11, 2011	Natural Stone Majority Favorite Among NKBA Design Competition Finalists
April 6, 2011	MIA and Marmomacc expand Grande Pinnacle Award to include award for the project architect
March 24, 2011	Jimmy Ternent of Rugo Stone LLC is Honored as Marble Institute's 2010 'Craftsman of the Year'
March 8, 2011	Joe Durfee of Great Lakes Granite & Marble Named 2010 MIA Natural Stone Scholarship Award Winner
February 22, 2011	Chester A. Smith receives MIA Migliore Award for Lifetime Achievement
February 15, 2011	New Officers Chosen for the Marble Institute of America
February 8, 2011	MIA Expands Its Popular CEU Program to Include Landscape Architects
January 31, 2011	Mankato Kasota Stone, Inc. Awarded with Grande Pinnacle Award for Fortaleza Hall and Commons Building Project — 12 Other Awards Presented
January 7, 2011	2010 Survey Reinforces Differences Between Typical and High Profit Fabricators
January 5, 2011	Safe Stone Slab Handling II is Newest Marble Institute Release Focus is on Facilities with Overhead

2010

October 22, 2010	MIA Technical Bulletin Featured by ARCHITECTUREWEEK Magazine
October 6, 2010	Basic/Mines Compendium of World Dimension Stone Data Available From Marble Institute of America
September 20, 2010	MIA Repeats Valuable Fabricator Benchmarking Survey
August 12, 2010	MIA Announces Its First AIA-Approved Sustainable Design CES Course
August 11, 2010	MIA/Stone World Vermont Quarry Tours Set For October 5-6
July 7, 2010	MIA Leadership Workshop Addresses Key Topics For Today's Economic Recovery
June 15, 2010	Business Success for Fabricators — July 2010 Seminars Planned for Calgary & Denver
April 23, 2010	Timely International Stone Industry Survey Launches by Marble Institute of America
April 21, 2010	MIA Establishes Major Fund to Assure Sustainability Effort for Natural Stone
April 12, 2010	Sustainability Factor Added to Mix as MIA Calls for Pinnacle Award Entries
April 1, 2010	Marble Institute Educates 50 Architects, Engineers, & Project Managers at U.S State Department About Natural Stone
March 25, 2010	Marble Institute CEU Program Reaches Milestone — 100 Speakers Already Trained
March 25, 2010	MCA Systems & Several Texas Stone Companies Help Marble Institute and Stone World Kick Off 2010 Seminar Series
February 25, 2010	Natural Stone Nears Unanimous Pick Among NKBA Design Competition Finalists
February 19, 2010	Newest MIA Technical Bulletin Address Stone Anchorage Systems
February 16, 2010	MAPEI Corporation to Sponsor MIA's Prestigious 2010 Pinnacle Awards Program
February 11, 2010	New Marble Institute of America Officers Chosen
February 1, 2010	2009 Survey Reinforces Differences Between Typical and High Profit Fabricators
January 27, 2010	MIA Offers Collection of ASTM Standards on Dimension Stone Design