City Hall, Edina, Minn.
By K. Schipper
EDINA, Minn. – Imagine your city hall being selected for use as a major-motion-picture location because it’s cramped and antiquated.
Author: Administrator
Grassie Granite and Marble, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
By Terri Chance
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. –Boredom with his glass business drove Don Grassie to find something more challenging. Along with stimulating work from a new project, he wanted to find a business that would offer a way for him to use the knowledge he gained while operating a glass dealership, fabrication and installation facility.
Countertop Demand: Still Growing, But Slower
By The Freedonia Group
Demand for residential kitchen and bath countertops is forecast to increase 1.7 percent annually to 509 million ft² in 2009.
Clean Shop: Who’s the Regulator?
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 – the legislation that created OSHA – also encouraged individual states to set up job-safety and –health programs. As of December 2005, the following states operate OSHA-approved state plans:
Clean Shop: Air and Water Regulations
By K. Schipper
If something’s natural, it isn’t polluting – or is it?
St. Paul’s Cathedral Restoration, London
By Claire Santry
LONDON — Every Briton – and anyone in the world who holds this city dear – cares what happens to St. Paul’s Cathedral. And all of them – from the most-distinguished conservation specialist to the average layperson on the street – have a view on how this almost-300-year-old limestone treasure should be protected.
MIA Names 2005 Rocky Winners
LAS VEGAS – The top strategies for promoting the stone industry received their due in October with the announcement of the First Rocky Advertising Awards. The competition, offered by the Marble Institute of America...
European Stone Logo Gets IMM Support
CARRARA, Italy – The CarraraMarmotec stone-industry event will support the Pietra Autentica logo as part of the European campaign launched by the European & International Federation of Natural Stone Industries (EUROROC). The logo, recently...
Passings: Craig W. Hamilton
Craig W. Hamilton, 55, director of research and development at MAPEI Corp., died unexpectedly from a heart attack on September 16, 2005. Hamilton worked in the ceramic tile and stone industry for more than...
Company Briefs – December 2005
• IGE Solutions Inc. recently relocated to a new, state-of-the-art facility in Jupiter, Fla., only a few blocks away from the previous location. The larger headquarters will accommodate the company’s growing staff and expanded...