November 2002
• LATICRETE International Inc. announces that Dr. Wilfred A. Martinez is a new executive vice president of the Bethany, Conn., company. Martinez joined LATICRETE in 1997, and recently served as senior vice president. LATICRETE...
Author: Administrator
U.S. Customs Classification of Building Stone
By Jacob Bunin
National Import Specialist
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Knowledge of the principles that guide U.S. Customs’ classification of monumental and building stone is crucial to anyone who imports this merchandise into the United States — including traditional importing firms, as well as any fabricator, who brings stone into the country and acts as the importer of record.
The Three Ps
By Kevin M. Padden Opening a new shop, moving to a new location or expanding your current facility can be a great thing. However, there are a number of things that you’ll need to...
ITSS 2002
LAS VEGAS – The International Tile And Stone Show (ITSS) will open a Western U.S. venue for the industry when it debuts here on Oct. 24-27. The event, at the Sands Expo and Convention...
2002 Cornerstone Sessions Set
BALTIMORE – StonExpo 2002 attendees will have plenty of educational opportunities with an expanded version of Cornerstone Forum Seminars from the Marble Institute of America (MIA) on Dec. 5-7. Vince Marazita, MIA education director,...
Prism Design Competiiton Underway
ORLANDO, Fla. – It’s time to submit entries for the 2003 Prism international stone-design competition, with a final entry deadline of Dec. 16. The competition, sponsored by the Coverings trade event, is open to...
Briefs – October 2002
• Innovative Marble & Tile Inc. recently celebrated 21 years in the trade. The Hauppauge, N.Y.-based fabricator and installer now has offices in six foreign companies, and supplied more than 50 million ft² of...
October 2002
• Shelly Petro is the new marketing coordinator for Latricrete International Inc. in Bethany, Conn. A native of Waterbury, Conn., Petro is a graduate of the Dana Institute Business School with a specialization in...
In An Imperfect World
Not too long ago, one of our staff members spotted the best piece of granite that a fabricator couldn’t sell. And all because … well, it wasn’t perfect.
St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn.
By K. Schipper
NORTHFIELD, Minn — If there’s one thing that’s not built in a day, a year or even a decade, it’s an American college campus.
On some, today’s buildings stick out like sore thumbs next to those built decades earlier. For others, natural stone offers a timeless look that can help integrate even the newest construction with structures raised a century or more ago.