a:25:{s:9:"weblog_id";s:1:"4";s:8:"entry_id";s:0:"";s:6:"sticky";s:0:"";s:14:"allow_comments";s:1:"n";s:16:"allow_trackbacks";s:1:"n";s:10:"entry_date";s:19:"2009-01-16 05:50 PM";s:15:"expiration_date";s:0:"";s:23:"comment_expiration_date";s:0:"";s:8:"category";a:1:{i:0;s:1:"4";}s:9:"author_id";s:1:"2";s:6:"status";s:4:"open";s:14:"trackback_urls";s:0:"";s:18:"versioning_enabled";s:1:"y";s:5:"title";s:52:"Midwest Testing\'s Laughlin Receives Honorary Degree";s:9:"url_title";s:50:"midwest_testings_laughlin_receives_honorary_degree";s:6:"submit";s:6:"Submit";s:11:"field_id_26";s:52:"Midwest Testing\'s Laughlin Receives Honorary Degree";s:11:"field_ft_26";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_31";s:0:"";s:11:"field_id_44";s:332:"Richard D. Laughlin, founder of St. Louis-based environmental and geotechnical services firm Midwest Testing, has been awarded an honorary professional degree by the Missouri University of Science and Technology (MST) in Rolla,  Mo. Laughlin earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering from MST in 1976 and 1977.";s:11:"field_ft_44";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_28";s:25:"Laughlin, Midwest Testing";s:11:"field_ft_28";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_29";s:1178:"<p>Richard D. Laughlin, founder of St. Louis-based environmental and geotechnical services firm Midwest Testing, has been awarded an honorary professional degree by the Missouri University of Science and Technology (MST) in Rolla,&nbsp; Mo. Laughlin earned bachelor&rsquo;s and master&rsquo;s degrees in civil engineering from MST in 1976 and 1977. <br /><br />The university awards professional degrees to individuals who make a significant impact on their profession. Since founding Midwest Testing in 1985, Laughlin has grown the business into one of the area&rsquo;s leading providers of phase one and two site studies; wetlands delineation; asbestos evaluations; remediation planning; cultural studies of land; and permitting. <br /><br />The firm has participated in numerous high-profile projects including the region&rsquo;s largest shopping center, the 380-acre Chesterfield Commons in Chesterfield; Gateway Commerce Center in Madison County, IL; Gravois Bluffs Shopping Center and Business Park in Fenton; The Boulevard-St. Louis&nbsp; in Richmond Heights, Mo.; The Meadows at Lake Saint Louis; Manchester Highlands; Town and Country Crossing; and, Arnold Commons.</p>";s:10:"category_0";s:1:"4";}