By K. Schipper
CORONA DEL MAR, Calif. – People will put up with nearly anything to have beachfront property in Southern California. But, when one couple finally opted to replace what one of their architects calls “a very small home,” they didn’t settle for half-measures.
• VT Industries of Holstein, Iowa, is now a Silestone® co-exclusive distributor and fabricator, putting 1,200 slabs on order late last year – with an expected additional 5,000 slabs in 2008. The company will...
• Biesse America appoints Alessandra Torri as North American market and sales analyst/database administrator. A native of Italy, Torri has been active in the marketing arena for more than 10 years; as part of...
VERONA, Italy – The latest version of the mammoth Marmomacc natural-stone event kept pace with its tradition of setting records last fall. The Oct. 5-8, 2007, show drew approximately 65,000 attendees, a four-percent increase...
OSLO, Norway – The new National Opera House here hasn’t hosted a production yet, but its marble façade is becoming a sour note. It’s not a case of substandard stone or improper installation. It’s...
The New York Public Library will restore the façade of its Fifth Avenue building, according to the New York Sun. Restoration work will begin this spring, with a targeted completion in three years to...
American Stone Industries Inc. completed its sale to Industrial Realty Group LLC (IRG) by selling its Amherst stone quarry in Ohio for $6.6 million on Dec. 19, according to the Lorain, Ohio, Morning Journal....
Choosing the top work for this year’s Best of Home competition again proved to be tougher than usual … namely because entrants weren’t cutting us any slack in submitting great projects.
MT. PROSPECT, Ill. – Vermont American, a brand that started with one customer, one product and one plant and became a major manufacturer of power-tool accessories, turned 60 last month. The tool maker, now...
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. –Manu Shah, chairman and chief executive officer of M S International Inc. (MSI) received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2007 national award Distribution, Manufacturing and Security category. Shah...