“When I went to Italy, instead of reaching Rome, I reached Carrara,†Zgonis said. Although Senator Tsongas told Zgonis he would hold his job for awhile, he never looked back after joining the stone industry.
At first, the company was buying stone and having it cut locally, and it later purchased a saw and polisher from Greece to begin fabricating on its own. Ultimately, it moved to Needham, MA, in 1989. “We felt that a marble shop didn't necessarily have to be in an industrial area, and we decided to move to an affluent suburb,†Zgonis said. “Demand was tremendous from the beginning. People saw us moving pieces of marble in, and they walked right up to us looking to buy.â€