INDEX: July 2012
This Month we present the stories of several outstanding individuals and companies, including our cover story on Bryant and Edna Washburn, fabricator and inventor Barry Brandt of Stone Pro, Mike Johnson of Elite Stone, and Len Malave of Malave Marble & Granite. The exceptional industry projects reviewed this month–including malave marble & Granite’s incredible residential bathroom–represent projects where words and pictures do not do justice to them. Once again our stalwart reporters bring you the latest industry news, advice and commentary. We welcome our reader’s comments, including rebuttals, providing we may publish your commentary. See our Publisher’s Pen and Letters to the Publisher.
July 2012 Issue Articles
Washburns Celebrate a Life-Long Passion for Stone by Liz McGeachy
From the Publisher’s Pen, by Rich Hassert
MIA Releases 2012 Awards Program Call for Entries
Rare Dunlap Declaration Found
Don’t Blame the Cheese by Ida Mae Nowes
Donald V. Mariutto Memorial
Braxton-Bragg Offering First-Rate Granite Cleaning Solutions with Supreme Surface
The Great Debate: Do Resined Granite Slabs Need To Be Sealed? by Torin Dixon
“White Ice” from Surfaces–An Ultra-Modern Porcelain Tile for the Floors of Tomorrow
Braxton-Bragg Offers New Scarab 5-Head Hand Grinder
Water Jet Manufacturer Jet Edge Introduces ECO-JET Direct Drive Water Jet Pump
Letters to the Publisher
Tile Installer Thin-Set Standards (ITS) Verification Course Offered Online
Independence Day Quote
Artisan Group Holds Its First Ever Industry Showcase During Annual Artisan Group Meeting
Bellavita Tile Inc. Appoints Richard Anderson as Northeast U.S. Regional Sales Manager
Laticrete Sponsors Celtic Trade Show at Yonkers Raceway
Old Dog, New Tricks
Ranger Roving
Working Hard? Going Nowhere Fast? Check the Parking Brake! by Richard Pierce Thomas
MultiCam® Fills Three New Managerial Positions
Life’s Full of Little Surprises by Carmen Ghia
New L-Brace from InnoTops Gives Installers & Homeowners More Peace of Mind
Don’t Cluck with the Flag
The Polished Perspective by Tom McNall
The Varmint County Chronicles by Boomer Winfrey
Hang On, Stupid by Anne Tenna
Independence Day - a poem by Aaron J. Crowley
I Do Not Like the Cone of Shame by Anne Tenna
How Many States Can You Name?
One, Two, Free, Four
How to Manage Your Marketing Mix by Sean McCool
Don’t Hold Your Breath by Carmen Ghia
Stone Pro Equipment Company Has Been a Stone Industry Standard for 12 Years by Joel Davis
Jet Edge Co-Sponsoring Exporting Seminar July 11
High School High Jinks
Cheers and Jeers
Stone & Image by Peter Marcucci
MIA Staffer Jim Hieb Receives Professional Award
Bald is Beautiful
Your Feet’s Too Big by Rufus Leakin
Elite Stone Importers Deemed a Glowing Success by Peter Marcucci
Award-Winning Stone Fountain in Office Atrium Built to Last with Laticrete
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