Prism 2006 Deadline Close
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – There’s still time to enter the 2006 PRISM Stone in Architecture Awards … but don’t delay. Single or multiple entries must be received by February 3, and projects must have been...
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MIA Lauds Cohen’s Life In Stone
LAS VEGAS – Malcolm Cohen, a 65-year veteran of the natural-stone industry, is the latest honoree of the Migliore Award for Lifetime Achievement by the Marble Institute of America (MIA). Cohen, 92, accepted the...
Stone-Carving Fest Set For St. Paul
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Stone carvers from around the world will have a home here for six weeks during the International Stone Carving Symposium. Also known as Minnesota Rocks!, the event will bring 14...
Burkhardt Gets Arbes
BAYREUTH, Germany – Burkhardt GmbH added to its company in December with ARBES Maschinenfabrik KG in Kreuztal-Krombach/Germany. The move adds another brand for Burkhardt, which already produces Hensel Maschinen, Carl Meyer and Schlatter products....
New Mexico Quarry Big On Calcium
BELEN, N.M. – It may not be a world record, but it’s a high-water mark for New Mexico: A 72,000-lbs block of marble. The 13’ X 9’ X 4 mammoth cube came out of...
L&W Quarry Plan Ok’d; Land Sale Scotched
BOISE, Idaho – L&W Stone Corp. will continue to quarry its Three Rivers rock until 2009, according to a federal judge’s ruling. The Orland, Calif.-based company will continue operating under a three-year interim mining...
Diamond Confab Requests For Papers
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Industrial Diamond Association is now accepting abstracts for the INTERTECH 2006 International Diamond and CBN Conference, set for Atlanta on April 24-26, INTERTECH Conferences are comprehensive technical and application-focused conferences...
Briefs – January 2006
• In a December online survey at the Chatterbean website, 48.8 percent of respondents selected granite countertops as their favorite kitchen trend in 2005, followed by the availability of professional appliances and more elaborate...
Diamond Conference Casts New Light
BARCELONA, Spain – The inaugural International Industrial Diamond Conference (IIDC) here in October drew almost 350 delegates from 34 countries, with stone getting plenty of attention. The two-day conference featured 86 papers, with the...
Italian Stone Groups Pool Resources
MILAN, Italy – Four of Italy’s major stone-industry association have joined in an effort to coordinate communications and promotion. The new consortium includes ACIMM, ASSOFOM, Italy for Marble and Associazione Marmisti Regione Lombardia. The...