The start of 2012 had our staff off and running. Trade show season was in full swing with Surfaces/StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas followed by Cevisama and Revestir.
Earlier today, I visited a stone fabrication shop in my home state of New Jersey, and to me, the owner was the prototype of today’s progressive stone fabricator.
Michael Twiss, CEO of MIA Accredited Commercial A Contractor, Columbia Stone, and MIA Accredited Natural Stone Fabricator, Natural Stone Designs -- both located in Tualatin, OR -- has been elected President of the Marble Institute of America (MIA).
OK, I realize that it seems that maybe half of my columns these days are addressing the eventual recovery of our economy, and more specifically, the stone industry.
The show floor at StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas 2012 was more lively than it has been in years, with attendees and e xhibitors both carrying an upbeat attitude regarding the industry
Eddie Mendoza, a service technician with All American Stone and Tile Care in Victorville, CA, has been awarded the 2011 Marble Institute of America (MIA) Natural Stone Scholarship Award.
An extensive slate of Marble Institute of America (MIA)/Stone World seminars is in place for 2012, and they have been carefully planned to offer the stone industry valuable information that will help them in their day-to-day business.
I was talking about the current business situation with a colleague lately, and they came up with a very succinct way of solving the economic crisis, which I have decided to make the headline of this column.
