Rock of Ages Divests, Settles
CONCORD, N.H. – Rock of Ages Corp. agreed in early June to sell its cemeteries to Saber Management LLC, a Kokomo, Ind.-based funeral-services company, for $6.75 million in cash. Concord-based Rock of Ages bought...
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Vote of Approval From MIA Members
CLEVELAND – The Marble Institute of America (MIA), according to its members, is doing a very, very good job. A March membership survey, conducted by Collegiate Research Services (CRS) of Oberlin, Ohio, shows that...
Plato’s Real Mug: Marble or Myth?
BERKELEY, Calif. – A bust collecting dust in the basement of a University of California museum may turn out to be the very image of the Greek philosopher Plato. Then again, maybe not. The...
Passings: Old Man of the Mountain
• Old Man of the Mountain, age unknown, on the evening of May 2-3 of natural causes on Cannon Mountain in New Hampshire’s Franconia State Park. The 40’-tall world-famous granite outcropping, long considered a...
MIA Supports Customers in Ethics-Code Revisions
CLEVELAND – The Marble Institute of America Inc. (MIA) adopted an updated Code of Ethics to provide a clearer definition of the professional and ethical standards for its members. The updated code, says MIA...
Stone Still Hot in Home Design
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. – Granite remains a hot favorite in kitchen and bath design, according to a study from the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) – but simple fabrication may not be enough in...
No Match for Local Stone?
DENVER – Coloradoans can take pride that the natural stone used to construct their capitol came from nowhere else than the Centennial State. Until now. As part of a safety project at the capitol...
Briefs – May 2003
• L.A. Stone Station Inc. recently moved to a 30,000-ft² facility in Anaheim, Calif., including a trade showroom for its natural stone products. The importer/distributor is a member of the Stone Station chain of...
Rock of Ages Pays Out
CONCORD, N.H. – Things are looking good enough at Rock of Ages Corp. that company officials decided it’s time to share the wealth with stockholders. The company’s board of directors voted in February to...
People – April 2003
• Bob Heine joins Alpha Professional Tools® as sales representative for the Wyckoff, N.J., company’s Midwest Region. Heine, with 20 years of outside sales experience, will cover Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,...