CLEVELAND – The Marble Institute of America (MIA) expanded its 2005 educational offerings in February on a regional basis, adding one-day programs and customized training for member companies to its two-day sessions on residential...
OAKLEY, Idaho – Supplies of local quartzite may be headed to more of the United States if rail access improves here. The Twin Falls Times-News reports that Sawtooth Stone Co. is lobbying for help...
WAITE PARK, Minn. – A larger than life image of a stonecutter – set in granite, naturally – will grace a local park later this year. The Stearns County Parks Department will erect a...
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – For MAPEI, late January came up with a lucky seven … as in the opening of its seventh U.S. plant here. The Jan. 24 ceremonies, with a crowd of corporate...
Ken Van Pelt, 40, of injuries sustained when struck by a vehicle near his home in Victorville, Calif., on Feb. 20. Van Pelt was Western U.S. vice president of sales for IGE Solutions Inc.;...
LONDON – The on-again, off-again granite fountain paying tribute to the late Princess Diana is off until spring. The Princess Diana Memorial Fountain in Hyde Park is closed to the public until May 1...
SAINT-SÉBASTIEN, Quebec – Polycor, the second largest supplier of natural stone in North America, recently announced the investment of more than $5 million into its 25,000 ft² state-of-the-art stone slab processing installation here. According...
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Frank Amrein, owner of Amrein Marble in Fresno, Calif., is the first winner in Hard Rock Tool’s 10th anniversary celebration. Amrein, the November winner in the supply company’s sweepstakes, took home...
FLORENCE, Italy – After a long and controversial restoration, the world’s most-famous piece of marble faces another hazard … the hordes of the great unwashed wanting to see it. Michelangelo’s David, the 500-year-old masterpiece...
EDINBURGH, Scotland – Thrift may be an endearing trait of the Scottish, but it may have reached a limit when it came to one of the country’s historical treasures. The Edinburgh Evening News reports...