Jennifer Richinelli, Aaron Dahnke and Mark Meriaux discuss the previous SIE event and the future ones.

What’s it like to grow up in a family business — and then choose to follow in your parents’ footsteps? Two young adults reflect on how early exposure to their families’ fabrication businesses shaped their career paths. Moreover, their fathers, Ron Hannah and Buddy Ontra, share insights on building successful companies, the expectations they held for their children — Stephanie and Joey — and the advice they offer to their children as they set out on their own path in the evolving stone industry.

Joe Alva, the founder of Poseidon Industries, explains how the company got started and grew.

Tanya Liesener discusses her time with Bedrock Granite and how they grew and plan to continue to.

Stone World sits down with the Save Quartz Job coalition to discuss the upcoming hearing.

In their monthly chat, Jennifer Richinelli and Jason Kamery talk about the upcoming Coverings Show, the value of the Stone Industry Education events, Jason's excitement to join the SFA in Italy this May, and much more!

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Sheryl Steinberg discusses what she saw of stone and tile at KBIS 2026.

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