Mississippi Business Journal » concrete http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:16:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Concrete testing company to plead guilty to defrauding NASA, Corps http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/06/04/concrete-testing-company-to-plead-guilty-to-defrauding-nasa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=concrete-testing-company-to-plead-guilty-to-defrauding-nasa http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/06/04/concrete-testing-company-to-plead-guilty-to-defrauding-nasa/#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 11:37:58 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=75906 DIAMONDHEAD — A company hired to perform concrete-strength tests at Stennis Space Center in 2011 is scheduled to accept a plea agreement to making false statements on jobs performed for NASA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Sun Herald reports court records show Gulf Cities Testing Laboratories, LLC, once based in Diamondhead, has [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/06/04/concrete-testing-company-to-plead-guilty-to-defrauding-nasa/feed/ 0 Lab accused of falsifying testing results to Corp, Stennis http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/11/lab-accused-of-falsifying-testing-results-to-corp-stennis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lab-accused-of-falsifying-testing-results-to-corp-stennis http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/11/lab-accused-of-falsifying-testing-results-to-corp-stennis/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:24:42 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=73025 DIAMONDHEAD — Authorities have accused a company of making false statements about concrete tests it was hired to do for NASA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. Gulf Cities Testing Laboratories LLC, based in Diamondhead was charged in a criminal information in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/11/lab-accused-of-falsifying-testing-results-to-corp-stennis/feed/ 0 Another MMC Materials plant earns environmental certification http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/10/another-mmc-materials-plant-earns-environmental-certification/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=another-mmc-materials-plant-earns-environmental-certification http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/10/another-mmc-materials-plant-earns-environmental-certification/#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:07:36 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=59449 GREENVILLE — The National Ready Mix Concrete Association reports MMC Materials Inc.’s Greenville plant meets the requirements for Green Star certification. This certification is awarded to concrete plants that satisfy stringent environmental requirements in the supply of concrete and concrete related products. This is MMC’s fourth ready mix concrete plant to achieve this honor. The [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/10/another-mmc-materials-plant-earns-environmental-certification/feed/ 0 MMC plant first to earn Green Star certification http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/08/18/mmc-plant-first-to-earn-green-star-certification/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mmc-plant-first-to-earn-green-star-certification http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/08/18/mmc-plant-first-to-earn-green-star-certification/#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:44:59 +0000 Wally Northway http://msbusiness.com/?p=28844 JACKSON — MMC Materials’ Interstate 220 Concrete Plant in Jackson has earned National Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s (NRMCA’s) Green-Star certification. According to the company, the plant is one of the first in the nation and the first in Mississippi to earn this NRMCA designation. The Environmental Task Force Group of the Operations, Environmental and Safety [...]

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