Taliban Fight Cuts Pakistan Marble Flow
PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Continuing violence along the border in areas bordering Afghanistan is taking its toll on the local stone trade, according to local mining officials.
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Cambria Enters Mortgage Trade
LE SUEUR, Minn. – Cambria is going from the countertop to the entire house … as in the home-finance business.
MIA Gains Charter Sponsors
CLEVELAND – Six industry vendors are now the charter sponsors for the stone-industry accreditation program from the Marble Institute of America.
AIM, Biesse in Bankruptcy Tiff
WILKESBORO, N.C. – A dispute over commissions between Advanced Industrial Machinery (AIM) Inc. and Biesse America Inc. will get a legal hearing here on June 5 in an unusual setting: a bankruptcy court.
Innovative Files Chapter 11
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. – Six companies operating under the Innovative Stone banner filed for Chapter 11 reorganization on April 17 with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for New York’s Eastern District.
Passings: Hobie Fletcher
Herbert E. “Hobie” Fletcher III, 56, on March 12 at his home in Oceanside, Calif. Also known as “Surfhobie,” Fletcher literally lived his entire adult life in the dimensional-stone trade as a representative and consultant.
Remodeling Forecast: Still Gloomy
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Reductions in the amount spent on high-end home improvement projects will hinder remodeling activity through 2009 according to an ongoing study from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University....
ISFA, NSC Join MIA Accreditation
CLEVELAND – Members of the International Surface Fabricators Association (ISFA) and affiliates of the National Stone Council (NSC) will be able to participate in the Marble Institute of America’s accreditation programs under a new pricing agreement.
MIA Sets 2009 Pinnacle Awards
CLEVELAND – It’s time to get those entries ready for the 2009 Pinnacle Awards from the Marble Institute of America (MIA).
The competition honoring the best in natural-stone projects is now underway, with a deadline of July 10 for submissions.
Stone Company Gets a Makeover
ST. LOUIS – If you’re thinking about getting some green in your shop – whether in sustainable products or just the cash to survive – there may be some help via a national business...