In this edition of the Stone World Fabricator E-News, Atlas Marble and Granite of Springfield, NJ, is featured in "Inside the Shop." Being a neighbor of the Stone World office, I had actually visited the shop in 2012, when it was located in Newark. At that time, owner Marco Duran told me how he wanted to be more involved in the stone industry and the MIA. I soon began running into him at industry events -- and then even participating in a Fabricator Forum panel at trade shows. He had a mission in mind, and it was obvious he was dedicated to making it happen.
Back in the spring of this year, I ran into Marco again at one of our Stone World/MIA Work Shops. He told me that he moved the shop to Springfield, and he was interested in a follow-up story. So, of course I agreed. I always like to take advantage of visiting shops in the area when I can, and I certainly am interested to see how they have grown.