January 2011 gets another jump-up of increased imports.

  Commercial quartz surfaces, texture brushes, dry core bits, more.

  Granite makes a big increase in tonnage to end 2010.

  Granite leads the good news in the 2010 recovery in dimensional-stone imports.

  MIA members can offer CEU courses.

  Quartz surfaces are picking up in demand,however.

  Thin granite veneer, waterjet/saw combo, T-slot cutter, extreme-temperature epoxy bonding, more.

  Unit will operate under UL Environment division.

  Real improvement may be in 2012.

An uneven month across the board with dimensional stone.