A unique Italian Piazza, designed by Francesco Lucchese Studio, was the home of the Italian Pavilion at Coverings 2010, and it showcased an amazing variety of natural stones quarried exclusively in Italy. Organized by the Italian Trade Commission office of Los Angeles, CA, the Italian Pavilion was one of the focal points of the trade show for importers, distributors, architects and fabricators interested in acquiring the latest in stone technology, materials and design. Additionally, noted Italian architect Francesco Lucchese was at the Italian Pavilion to present a seminar on the latest innovations in stone processing and applications.
TROY, MI -- BNP Media, along with its brands -- The ACHR NEWS, ED+C, Sustainable Facility, Walls & Ceilings and World Trade 100 (WT100) -- are bringing the free Virtual Green Expo on August 5, 2010. The Expo is an online event designed to place information, peers and solution providers at attendees' fingertips.
The Marble Institute of America (MIA) and Stone World magazine have announced that they are conducting two separate one-day fabricator-focused educational seminars in July of 2010. Registration for events in both Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and Denver, CO, is now open.
Tony Brown, former CMSNA sales rep CMSNA regrets to announce the recent passing of its long time friend and colleague Mr. Anthony (Tony) Brown. Tony passed away May 23, 2010
Catalina Research and Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants have performed an in-depth industry investigation on the $6.0 billion U.S. Natural and Manufactured Stone Product Industry. The 2010 U.S. Natural and Manufactured Stone report includes the following excerpt:
Now taking place every two years, CarraraMarmotec opened on May 19 in the historic stoneworking region of Carrara, Italy. The pace of the show was relatively slow on the first day, but has picked up as the days progressed. Moreover, there seems to be an increase in visitors from the Middle East as well as Africa -- with attendance from these areas bolstered by a promotional campaign by show management.
PHOENIX, AZ -- Recently, Cactus Stone of Phoenix, AZ, hosted 50 seventh-grade students and five staff members from the Phoenix Country Day School at its Stone Gallery.
LAWRENCEBURG, KY -- Florida Tile has been awarded $162,500 in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) economic stimulus funding to replace old, inefficient lighting with advanced, energy-efficient fixtures at its manufacturing facility in Lawrenceburg, KY. Florida Tile was one of four Kentucky companies to share grants totaling $787,000. The announcement was made on May 13, 2010 by Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear.
We are writing to you to explain an important initiative of the Marble Institute of America (MIA), to make sure that natural stone continues to be a preferred building material in the future.
VERONA, ITALY -- The twelfth edition of "Designing with Natural Stone" will run from September 27 - October 2, 2010 in Verona, Italy, in conjunction with Marmomacc, the world's leading trade show for stone and design. More than 175 architects from all over the U.S. have participated in previous editions of the course. Scholarship applications for this year's course will be accepted until July 15th.
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