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"Texas Stone Summit" draws a crowd

March 27, 2015
DALLAS, TX -- MS International hosted the Stone World / MIA "Texas Stone Summit" -- the 2nd in an eight-city regional education program being offered in the U.S. and Canada in 2015 -- on Thursday, March 26, 2015. GK Naquin of Stone Interiors facilitated the day-long event, which drew 80 participants from 47 companies, representing four states. Rob Barnes of Dee Brown, Wes Cooper of Choice Granite and Jose Lopez of StoneTex LLC participated in the 90-minute fabricator forum.

The MIA and Stone World would like to give special thanks to Integra Adhesives, Prussiani USA, Northwood, Park Industries, Laser Products, Braxton-Bragg, Blanco, Moraware, GranQuartz and Miles Supply for their support of this event.

The next stop in the Stone World / MIA educational series will be on Thursday, April 30 in Elk Grove Village, IL. The event will be held at American Granite Co.'s facility. For more details on upcoming dates, visit http://www.stoneindustryeducation.com/.

KEYWORDS: natural stone stone industry education

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