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About 12 years ago, fresh out of college, I answered an advertisement in a local newspaper seeking an assistant editor for an “architectural trade magazine.”

Natural stone fabrication in the U.S. has been enjoying explosive growth over the past decade -- primarily in the area of kitchen countertops.

The standard 4-foot-wide modules of the VIC International Veri-Dry Dust Collector can be installed side by side to build optional-width environmental work stations.

Now in its third generation, Taran Brothers Slate Co. of Poultney, VT, relies on time-proven methods for quarrying and processing Vermont slate

This Stone of the Month supplied by Tem-Mer Marble, Istanbul, Turkey. Technical details provide a frame of reference only.

Ghines has released the “HD Set” of new hydraulic portable machines.

This Stone of the Month supplied by Edilgraniti, Domegliara, Verona, Italy. Technical details provide a frame of reference only.

When Custom Stone Creations first started in Orlando, FL, owners processed an average of one to two jobs a week, and now, with a well-equipped modern facility and CNC machinery, the company averages seven jobs a day

Travertine is a sedimentary limestone formed by chemical precipitation of calcium salts in watersheds.

Over the past five years, it has been amazing to see the stone industry's growth in terms of Information Technology.