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.

Lakeside Solid Surface Inc. has been selected as a member of the Artisan Group, a national organization of 35 independent countertop fabricators who joined together to offer their own brand of premium countertops.

Coverings 2012, set for April 17 to 20 in Orlando, FL, is putting social media at the forefront of this year's show with a 1,500-square-foot show floor addition.

Ronald Alan Busse, who spent over 50 years in the natural stone industry, has been awarded the 2011 Migliore Award for Lifetime Achievement by the Marble Institute of America (MIA). Busse accepted the award at the annual Marble Institute of America (MIA) Awards Luncheon held during StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas 2012 in Las Vegas, NV.

In this roundtable, fabricators from around the country gathered to exchange ideas on a range of topics — from the current business climate to challenges in the shop

Available from Braxton-Bragg, Tenax Glaxs is a new generation, bi-component material, designed to specifically address both the “shadow” effect, as well as sun-fading or yellowing under normal UV exposure.

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.

More than half of the respondents to the Stone World fabricator survey saw their business grow in 2011, and they are planning more big-ticket investments than they have in several years

Cold Spring Granite Co. -- a leading quarrier and fabricator of natural stone in North America, and bronze manufacturer -- along with Dignity Memorial®, will be displaying a Private Estates® mausoleum at the prestigious Barrett-Jackson Auto Show in Scottsdale, AZ, which will be held from January 15 to 22, 2012.

Floform is the first Canadian company to earn the Accredited Natural Stone Fabricator designation of the Marble Institute of America (MIA).