Category: News

LAS VEGAS – They came here as the StonExpo Federation, but they left as the Natural Stone Alliance. The federation’s board of directors, in an April meeting, changed the name of the group in...

MARBLE, Colo. – The search for the perfect block to replace the nation’s Tomb of the Unknowns will continue … and possibly beyond the original stone’s quarry. The Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph reported in early...

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. – Karen Pearse, founder & CEO of The Innovative Companies, was named a “Woman of Distinction” in the March 2005 issue of Distinction. The honor was given to 11 outstanding area women...

CLEVELAND – Have a project that you thinks is an award-winner? Then it’s time to gear up for the 2005 Pinnacle Awards from the Marble Institute of America. And, don’t lollygag about getting those...

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – Specialty Construction Brands (SCB),recently completed a major renovation and expansion to its research and development laboratory in Palatine, Ill. Completed in March, the yearlong expansion and renovation of the Research...

STAFFORD, Texas – Cosentino S.A will team with stone specialist Cuellar Arquitectura del Marmol S.L. to provide unique stone products to the custom building industry. While Macael, Spain-based Costentino specializes in the quarrying, fabricating,...

Bernard Thibaut, 70, founder of Thibaut S.A.. in Vire, France, passed away on May 3. With family roots in the polishing-head business, Thibaut built his namesake company into a worldwide leader in stone-processing machinery....

CLEVELAND – There’s the Oscar®, the Tony® and the Emmy®. And, later this year, a new member enters the awards pantheon: the Rocky. The Marble Institute of America (MIA) will hold The First Annual...

KASAMA, Japan – A stone quarry cooperative is thinking big about its products– as in a 150-ton solid granite billboard. The rock was unearthed from the site of a complex for the city’s Inada...