MIA Elects Officers, Hits 1,000 Mark
CLEVELAND – The Marble Institute of America Inc. (MIA) set a new membership record late last year when it enrolled its 1,000th member at its annual meeting in conjunction with StonExpo 2003 in Atlanta....
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Façade Fight On in N.Y.
NEW YORK – The fight over a unique marble-clad building in the city’s Upper West Side continues with a learned war of words and legal action. The controversy involves 2 Columbus Circle, a nine-story...
No Twin for Tomb?
MARBLE, Colo. – The plan to create a replica here of Arlington National Cemetery’s Tomb of the Unknowns is running into a few snags – mainly some ill-feelings. Stone for the replacement tomb is...
Company Briefs – February 2004
• Georgia Marble Co. and Polycor announce the promotion of Normand Girard as general manager of Georgia Stone Quarries Inc. in Tate, Ga. For the past six years, Girard held the general manager position...
Prism Awards Deadline Near
ORLANDO, Fla. – There’s still time to enter the revamped Prism Awards, held in conjunction with the Coverings trade event … but don’t tarry. Entries for the fifth-annual competition, now noted as the 2004...
Passings: Vincent R. Migliore
Vincent R. Migliore, 63, technical director of the Marble Institute of America (MIA), died Nov. 25 in Allentown, Pa. Migliore spent the better part of four decades in the stone business, including 30 years...
Company Briefs – December 2003
• Bedrosians Tile & Stone acquires a 498,000 ft² building in Tustin, Calif., fronting the Costa Mesa Freeway (California 55). The Fresno, Calif., importer and distributor will install a showroom and maintain tile and...
People – December 2003
• Prosoco appoints Steven Hawkins and Tom Lane as sales managers for the upper-Midwest and Northeast regions, respectively. Hawkins, previously a stone fabricator and distributor, will handle Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, western Missouri, eastern and...
Celebrity Crackups Continue
LOS ANGELES – Something is killing the great stars of Hollywood. This doesn’t involve serial celebrity murders or the plotline of a Lifetime TV potboiler. The crime involves that noted stroll of the stars:...
Entries Open for Tucker Awards
ITASCA, Illinois – Entries are being accepted until Feb. 4 for the 24th Tucker Architectural awards competition sponsored by the Building Stone Institute (BSI). The biennial event honors architectural firms exhibiting excellence in the...