Gains two companies, facilities for $7.1 million. 

  Opens offices in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

  September stone event in Verona, Italy, celebrates creativity. (July 16)

  Mid-month gathering north of Pittsburgh. (July 13)

  Steps up to executive vice presidency next February.

  Atlas Stone Distribution will handle Samsung product.

  Statue survives angry mob, decades of burial and a car wash. (July 5)

  New language in industry handbook clarifies qualifications. (July 4)

  Naturally, it’s based in Boulder this September. (July 3)

  Pinnacles, Craftsman entries due next month; others in early fall.