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A Note From Jim: MIA Focuses on 2015

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Both speak about the drive for producing a quality product, the value of trained employees, the need for strong stone associations, and passion that comes from working with the greatest building product known to man. This effort fills a large void in training on this subject. This effort fills a large void in training on this subject.

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Meet MIA President, Dan Rea

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This will make communication about industry standards much easier. Finally, employee safety training is a real strength of the MIA. In 2013, the MIA conducted two additional studies to address radon and radiation exposure to quarry and fabricator workers.

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Kitchen and Residential Design: Let me vent a little about Houzz

Kitchen and Residential Design

Social Media Training. As I repeated constantly on my blog and on Houzz, there are no standard names for granite slabs. Natural stone is a natural product and even stones that come from the same quarry change radically over time. Kitchen and Residential Design. Notes and anecdotes from the design world. 30 December 2012.

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