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Robert V. Barnes, III Named 2015 BSI Person of the Year

April 20, 2016

The Building Stone Institute Person of the Year award is given annually to an individual BSI member who exhibits outstanding service not only to the organization, but to its members and to its executive vice-president.

Inspired by ruins nearby, the architect used nature and local stone to create a getaway ranch house

Jason Kamery

April 4, 2016

With the thoughts of childhood summer camp in mind — when you slept in a screened cabin, heard the noises of the night, felt the changes in weather and awoke at sunrise — architect Tobin Smith set out to create a retreat inspired by outdoor living.

Stone Restoration of America has experience in countertop fabrication and custom stone restoration

Jason Kamery

April 4, 2016

One of the biggest lessons learned by fabricators from the 2008 recession was that a business must be adaptable.

An extensive stone restoration for a San Antonio, TX, bank brings back the building's original splendor

Sara Garafalo

February 1, 2016

In October 2013, Broadway Bank of San Antonio, TX, embarked on a major project to preserve and update the company’s iconic building, located on Loop 410.

BSI and MIA enter two-year joint venture agreement

December 14, 2015

Effective January 1, 2016, for two years, MIA and BSI will operate as a consolidated organization, while maintaining individual identities.

Jason Kamery

August 3, 2015

In 2009, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization decided there should be a permanent memorial established on the United Nations (UN) visitor’s grounds to honor the victims of slavery and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.

Creating a New Modern Design: Prospect Park

The Prospect Park Alliance wanted to create a new modern design that integrated the LeFrak Center at Lakeside seamlessly with the landscape surrounding it

Jason Kamery

July 6, 2015

Prospect Park in Brooklyn, NY, which was originally constructed in the 1860s, had become a blighted area in the middle of the 20th century, and at the time, was turned into the Kate Wollman Memorial skating complex.

Holland Marble Co. expands from fabricating locally to devising a national distrubtion network

Over the years, Holland Marble Co. has expanded from fabricating locally to devising a national distribution network for selling tile and slabs as well as running a limestone mill

Jason Kamery

June 1, 2015

For the Holland Marble Co., located in Carrollton, TX, the road to where it is now hasn’t been easy.

Jason Kamery

June 1, 2015

In the 1930s, Las Vegas Rock in Jean, NV, started off by extracting meta-quartzite stone.

Safely handling slabs in the warehouse and jobsite

Two experienced fabricators and a well-versed representative from one of the industry’s largest distributors share their thoughts on a range of issues involving safety in the shop, around the warehouse and at the jobsite while handling slabs

Heather Fiore

May 1, 2015

Stone World recently had the opportunity to discuss the topic of slab handling with a trio of established fabricators and distributors in the industry.

U.S. Countertop Material Imports: February 2026

ITC Moves Towards New Quartz Import Tariffs

Cal/OSHA Standards Board to Vote May 21 on Engineered Stone Ban Petition

Fabricator Focus

From profiles to roundtable discussions, Q&As to best business practices, we're turning a focus on topics and challenges impacting fabricators.

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Fabricators Discuss Pros and Cons of Chip Repair

How to Grow a Countertop Fabrication Shop

Events

June 25, 2026

North Carolina Stone Summit

You’ve probably heard a lot lately about how to calculate the profit for each job you produce. You likely have production benchmarks based on square footage since it’s the most common production metric in the industry. Come learn how focusing on these metrics can hurt your profitability and what to do about it.

July 16, 2026

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