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4 | September 2022
In This Issue...
DEPARTMENTS:
Special Focus on the Industry
SLIPPERY ROCK GAZETTE® The Voice of the Stone Fabricator
Colonial Marble and Granite: A Case Study, Part II, by Larry Hood and Peter J. Marcucci .................. Begins on 1 Bottleworks Art Deco Hotel Past Revived as a One-of-a-Kind Hotel, by Ken Scott ............................... Begins on 12 National Desert Storm Memorial Association, by Sharon Koehler ............................................................. Begins on 16 Three Waterfront Projects Featuring Natural Stone, by Lisa Miller ................................................................................. 24
Training, Safety and Education
Industry Calendar of Events and Training: September – November 2022 ........................................................................ 5 How Does SEO Work for a Countertop Shop? by Stephen Alberts ................................................................................ 6 Roger and His Fabrication Shop, Chapter III: The Hiring Process, by Rick Phelps .............................. Begins on page 8 MB Stone Professional Presents Intro to Stone Restoration Class ...................................................................................... 9 What is the Best Solution? by Ed Young.................................................................................................................................... 10
Industry Topics, Tips and Featured Columns
The Stone Detective – The Case of the Marble Eater, by Frederick M. Hueston .......................................Begins on 11 Texting: What a Pain, by Sharon Koehler ............................................................................................................... Begins on 20 Never Give a Sucker (Or a Grandfather) an Even Break, by Sam Venable ...................................................................... 21 Stone Restoration and Maintenance Corner, by Bob Murrell .............................................................................................. 28
Industry News
BB Industries Honored with Top Workplaces Award ........................................................................................ Begins on 1 Natural Stone Institute Announces 2022 Tucker Design Award Recipients ..................................................................... 4 MSI Announces Its Latest Showroom and Distribution Center in Richmond, VA ....................................................... 13 SESA Reaches Membership Milestone ..................................................................................................................................... 14 National Desert Storm Memorial Association, by Sharon Koehler ............................................................. Begins on 16 Survey Indicates Positive Outlook for Homebuilder Market Despite Recession ......................................................... 22 BethGaughanCelebrates35YearsatArizonaTile............................................................................................................ 25 ISFA to Host Industry Roundtable Event in Knoxville, TN .................................................................................................. 27 ConstructionResources(AtlantaKitchens)AcquiredbyMillPointCapitol................................................................ 27 Marketplace and Classified Ads ............................................................................................................................ 28, 29
Contributors & Staff
Rick Stimac
Larry M. Hood
G. William Brown Gina Covell
Stephen Alberts Mark Anderson
Ed Hill
Frederick M. Hueston Sharon Koehler Rufus B. Leakin Peter J. Marcucci Lisa Miller
Bob Murrell
Rick Phelps
Ed Young
Sam Venable
Publisher Editor and Design Director Graphic Designer Advertising Sales and Social Media Maven Countertop Marketing Co. Department of Humor Synchronous Solutions Stone Forensics Investigations Stone Industry Consultant Guru of Urban Folklore Special Contributor Delgado Stone Restoration Consultant ActionCoach, Synchronous Solutions Fabricator’s Business Coach Department of Irony
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Natural Stone Institute Announces 2022 Tucker
Design Award Recipients
The eight winning proj- ects of the 2022 Tucker Design Awards were cel- ebrated during a ceremony at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, Canada on Wednesday, June 29. The 2022 Bybee Prize recipients, Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, were also celebrated during the ceremony.
The 2022 Tucker Design Award recipients are:
Design Workshop
Andesite Ridge Retreat Gallatin County, Montana
Atelierjun
Boulder House Seoul, South Korea
Make Architects
Brookfield Place Sydney, Australia
Teeple Architects
Calvin & Tina Tyler Hall at Morgan State University Baltimore, Maryland
PEI Architects
Chateau Lynch-Bages New Bordeaux Winery Pauillac, France
John G. Waite Associates, Architects, PLLC
Jefferson Column Capitals University of Virginia Rotunda Charlottesville, Virginia
Patterhn Ives, LLC
Kol Rinah Synagogue St. Louis, Missouri
MSR Design
Minneapolis Public Service Building Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jurors for the 2022 Tucker Design Awards were Craig Copeland (Pelli Clarke & Partners), Roger Jackson (FFKR Architects), and Cathy Offenberg (IBI Group).
The biennial Tucker Design Awards competition, which began in 1977, honors mem- bers of the design community who exhibit innovation and excellence in the use of natural stone. The Bybee Prize, named in honor of the late James Daniel Bybee, is awarded to an individ- ual architect or landscape archi- tect for a body of work executed over time and distinguished by outstanding design and use of natural stone.
To watch video presentations of the winning projects, please visit www.naturalstoneinstitute. org/tuckerawards. Photographs of the winning projects will be also presented on the September web edition at www. SlipperyRockGazette.net .
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Jefferson column capitals, carved in Carrara, Italy to more closely match the original columns destroyed by a fire in 1895. Fragments of the old capitals and photos were studied for the reconstruction.