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Two straight years of growth in the stone industry

May 01, 2012
Michael Reis
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Each May, Stone World publishes the year-end import and export statistics for natural stone from the U.S. Department of Commerce.


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We all need education

April 02, 2012
Michael Reis
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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.
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Turning the corner (Really)

March 01, 2012
Michael Reis
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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.


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“Made in Italy” pride at all levels of production

February 01, 2012
Michael Reis
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Every year, as part of the education program at the Marmomacc trade fair in Verona, Italy, the show organizer, Veronafiere, puts together an impressive continuing education program for architects from North America and around the world.


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“People need to step it up and start spending”

January 05, 2012
Michael Reis
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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.


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Better than 2009, but still flat

October 28, 2011
Michael Reis
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I just finished proofreading a statistical article for TILE Magazine (one of Stone World’s sister publications), and the basic gist of the piece is captured in the headline you see above. 


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Investing to stay in the game

October 01, 2011
Michael Reis
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Like any other business, stone fabricators find themselves in a difficult position when it comes to investing in new technology. 


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The evolution of quartz surfacing

September 01, 2011
Michael Reis
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Before I get to the main point of this column, let me first state that I have historically considered myself a “stone purist.”


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Cooperation at all levels of the supply process

August 01, 2011
Michael Reis
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In this issue of Stone World, our cover story is an article about the architectural stonework used at the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee headquarters in Chattanooga (page 82).


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Monitoring the pulse of the stone industry

July 05, 2011
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A few weeks ago, I attended a session of the Marble Institute of America/Stone World education series in Boston, MA, where I also moderated a Fabricator Forum.
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