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Article: TITAN AMERICA DONATION CEMENTS FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY 'S EFFORTS TO ENSURE SAFETY OF BUILDING MATERIALS
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- September 11, 2009
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MIAMI, Sept. 10 -- Florida International University, a component of the state university system, issued the following news release:
A Florida International University laboratory that tests materials to make sure they comply with Miami-Dade County's strict hurricane-resistant building code will get a boost in its efforts to keep the community safe.
Titan America LLC, the premier cement and building materials producer in the eastern United States, on Monday will present a $250,000 gift - worth $500,000 with state match - to support the FIU Structures and Construction Testing Laboratory in the College of Engineering and Computing.
In recognition of the gift, FIU will rename the laboratory the ...