2022 Study Tour with Jim Hieb

Jim Hieb of the Natural Stone Institute talks to Stone World about this year’s upcoming Study Tour in New York/Pennsylvania

Listen to the podcast here: https://www.stoneworld.com/media/podcasts/2594-stone-world-magazine-podcasts/play/128-2022-study-tour-with-jim-hieb

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