Passings: Old Man of the Mountain
• Old Man of the Mountain, age unknown, on the evening of May 2-3 of natural causes on Cannon Mountain in New Hampshire’s Franconia State Park. The 40’-tall world-famous granite outcropping, long considered a...
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Orange County’s Credit Union, Santa Ana, Calif.
By K. Schipper SANTA ANA, Calif. – What’s the worst building situation you can imagine? How about having the project partially erected before the client, architect and contractor end up in a lawsuit? For...
Exhibits Up, Turnout Dips at Coverings 2003
ORLANDO, Fla. – The massive Coverings 2003 event in late March ended up with a record amount of exhibits for the natural-stone, ceramic-tile and floor-coverings trade – but fewer people on the trade-show floor....
MIA Supports Customers in Ethics-Code Revisions
CLEVELAND – The Marble Institute of America Inc. (MIA) adopted an updated Code of Ethics to provide a clearer definition of the professional and ethical standards for its members. The updated code, says MIA...
Stone Still Hot in Home Design
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. – Granite remains a hot favorite in kitchen and bath design, according to a study from the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) – but simple fabrication may not be enough in...
No Match for Local Stone?
DENVER – Coloradoans can take pride that the natural stone used to construct their capitol came from nowhere else than the Centennial State. Until now. As part of a safety project at the capitol...
Briefs – May 2003
• L.A. Stone Station Inc. recently moved to a 30,000-ft² facility in Anaheim, Calif., including a trade showroom for its natural stone products. The importer/distributor is a member of the Stone Station chain of...
The Right Time for a CNC
By Kevin M. Padden Every person that’s either a present or future owner of a stone fabrication shop asks this pointed question at some point in their career: when does it make sense to...
Hand-Held Tools: All in the Feel
By K. Schipper With all the emphasis on computerized stone production, is the end near for skilled hands and their hand-held tools? Not likely. Not only are we far from the day when every...
Vein, Fleuri or Broadband?
By Emerson Schwartzkopf The one place where the spotlight shines in online commerce isn’t, as Net amateurs might think, the top selling item on Amazon.com or some other mere retailer. If there’s a place...