Articles by Jennifer Richinelli

Buechel Stone

Buechel Stone continues to evolve

The Wisconsin-based stone producer is a shining example of how to continue to keep business afloat and growing despite a global pandemic
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Jennifer Richinelli
September 8, 2020
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Buechel Stone has been running as a family business since 1964. Founded by Francis and Alyce Buechel, the North American stone producer has grown its operation exponentially through the decades.


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Connor Stevens-Humphreys

A fabricator in the making

As Connor Stevens-Humphreys is about to head into his senior year of high school, the young man has taken an interest in the family business and is working part-time in his parents’ fabrication shop
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Jennifer Richinelli
September 2, 2020
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Based in Grand Junction, CO, Robert Stone, Inc. furnishes high-quality stone and quartz products for a variety of customized projects. For more than 25 years, the company has not only provided its full-service fabrication expertise to both the residential and commercial sectors, but it also runs a sandstone quarry and produces petrified wood slabs.
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Blake Christensen, owner, Valley View Granite

MSI Hosts First Virtual Stone Summit

While the COVID-19 pandemic has shut down the in-person stone industry fabrication events, the first virtual workshop was held – and more to follow – as an effort to continue to provide education to fabricators
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Jennifer Richinelli
August 13, 2020
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Stone World and the Natural Stone Institute launch the first in a series of virtual Stone Summits.


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Brookings Hospital in Brookings, SD
Contemporary Stone & Tile Design

Drawing inspiration from the surrounding landscape

Carnelian granite boulders in their natural state created an inviting new entrance for Brookings Hospital, which was influenced by the glacial movement across the Great Plains thousands of years ago
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Jennifer Richinelli
July 9, 2020
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A growing patient base drove officials to put an expansion plan in place for Brookings Hospital in Brookings, SD. The project consisted of a hospital addition and a new two-story medical office building.
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Gallegos Corporation high-end residences and resorts Yellowstone

Colorado company celebrating 50 years in the stone industry

With quality craftsmanship as a top priority, Colorado-based Gallegos Corporation has evolved as a leading masonry supplier, fabricator and installer over the last five decades
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Jennifer Richinelli
July 6, 2020
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Headquartered in Vail, CO, Gallegos Corporation has been servicing the residential and commercial sector for 50 years. This year commemorates the company’s Silver Anniversary. Recently, Gary Woodworth, president and chief executive officer who has been with the company for over 25 years, shared with Stone World some of his thoughts on what has contributed to Gallegos’s success.


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