Marmomacc and Samoter join forces with Art Line/ExpoLink, the two Egyptian show organizers, for a new event in Cairo, Egypt -- MS Africa & Middle East -- The International Trade Fair for Stone Design, Technology, Earthmoving and Building Machinery (www.msafrica.net).

Building Stone Institute (BSI) will unite with five other stone industry organizations to form the Natural Stone Academy (NSA). The NSA will offer in-booth education sessions at the AIA National Expo in Chicago, IL, June 26 to 28.

CarraraMarmotec will be presenting the annual report on the world stone industry trends and imports-exports by the Internazionale Marmi e Macchine research office.

The Marble Institute of America (MIA) hosted the first gathering of its new "Women in Stone" (WIS) group during Coverings 2014, held in Las Vegas, NV, April 29 to May 2.

Wynnchurch Capital, a leading middle-market and private-equity firm, has acquired the assets of Indiana Limestone Co., the largest dimensional limestone quarrier and fabricator in the U.S. Wynnchurch acquired the assets out of bankruptcy.

The 16th edition of Marmomacc Stone Academy's "Designing with Natural Stone" will run from September 22 to 27, 2014 in Verona, Italy, in conjunction with Marmomacc

For the last several years, people have been talking about the growth of the Xiamen Stone Fair, held annually in Xiamen, China

In Vitória, Brazil, this year, Stone World attended the annual stone industry gathering in one of the most important stone-producing countries in the world.

This year, the Vitoria Stone Fair-Marmomacc Latin America — held from February 18 to 21, 2014 in Vitoria, Brazil

Sitting atop one of the many hillsides in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona is a secluded 12,000-square-foot private residence