Category: News In General

ISI: New Stone Association

  ASHEVILLE, N.C. – A new stone trade group is taking shape for 2006.
  The International Stone Institute, announced in mid-September, will address needs of stone designers, fabricators, installers, and maintenance/restoration professionals, according to Fred Hueston, executive director of the new group.

LATICRETE Bonds With 9/11 Memorial

  EAST MEADOW, N.Y. – A planned memorial for Nassau County, N.Y., victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks will get plenty of construction help, thanks to an effort from LATICRETE International Inc.

Marble – Upbeat Mood in Italy

  CARRARA, Italy – The first half of 2004 left most Italian marble producers optimistic as exports increased, according to the annual economic-trend survey of the International Marmi e Macchine (IMM) Carrara S.p.A.

Lardner Leads MIA

   LOS ANGELES Scott Lardner of Rocky Mountain Stone Co. in Albuquerque, N.M, is the president of the Marble Institute of America Inc. (MIA)

New Stone Association

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – A new stone trade group is taking shape for 2006. The International Stone Institute, announced in mid-September, will address needs of stone designers, fabricators, installers, and maintenance/restoration professionals, according to Fred...

Quarry Restraining Order Sought

CHALLIS, Idaho – A local stone quarry’s ability to continue and expand operations is being challenged in federal district court by a conservation group. Judge B. Lynn Winmill deferred action in early November on...