Full-day course includes quarry tour, AIA-credit presentations on stone accents/veneer/pavers, and lunch.

  Block/slab shipments increase for granite and marble from Italian factories.

  Meeting of “stakeholders” on Aug. 22-33 includes electronic participation.

  Will partner with N.C. firm for fulfillment.

Granite values up, but tonnage down at mid-year.

  Northwest U.S. firm adopts parent-company brand. (Aug. 5)

  New quartz colors, lifting clamps, stone adhesive, bamboo sinks, more.

  Short-term drop offset by growth in 2012, beyond. (Aug. 3)

  Joint effort will look at quarries, stone factories. (July 31)

Design, architects can receive credit for tours of shops, warehouses and quarries under new guidelines. (July 26)