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LAS VEGAS – Registration for StonExpo 2008, set for Oct. 15-18, went live on June 11.
As in previous years, registration for the trade-show segment of the event at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center will be free until late September.
Jordan M. Wright, 50, of an embolism on May 11. Wright served as president and publisher of Ashlee Publishing Co. since 1990, and purchased Dimensional Stone (later Stone) and Tile & Decorative Surfaces in...
ORLANDO – Coverings 2008 posted a site record – if not an overall one – during the massive stone-and-tile event here this spring.
Event producer National Trade Productions (NTP) noted, in a news release, that attendees during the four days of April 29-May 2 numbered “more than 35,000,” and that “overall attendance” showed an increase of 3.8 percent from the last time Coverings appeared in Orlando two years ago.
The issue of granite countertops and radon-gas emissions geared up in May, as several reports by U.S. television stations, a new not-for-profit group and a couple of scientific reports fueled the debate.
By month’s end, the public discussion led to a new effort by the Marble Institute of America to combat what it sees as unfair allegations.
When selling a great product, it’s hard to believe that people don’t like it as much as you do. Unfortunately for the stone trade, those of lesser faith are heading for your front door.
Architects have until July 15 to submit applications for scholarships to “Designing with Natural Stone,” a course that’s offered by Veronafiere in Italy concurrent in October with the Marmomacc stone event in Verona. Participants...
HOUSTON – M S International Inc. (MSI) opens a new distribution center at 14777 Chrisman Road. The state-of-the-art, 180,000 ft² distribution center and showroom is located on more than 12 acres, and will be...
ELGIN, Ill. – Two city halls, a couple of college campuses and a synagogue are among the winners of the Tucker Design Awards for 2008 from the Building Stone Institute (BSI).
Honorees received their awards during a ceremony in May at the Fairmont Hotel in Dallas.
CONROE, Texas – AGR Diamond Tools USA Inc. recently entered the North American market to sell its high-quality diamond-tool line directly to natural-stone fabricators, installers and contractors through their online store and its dealer...