Briefs – December 2006

  • Rachel Crickenberger, a stone consultant for CogswellStone of Palmyra, Va., is the 2006 winner of the Natural Stone Scholarship Award from the Marble Institute of America Inc. (MIA). Crickenberger received travel expenses to StonExpo 2006 in Las Vegas last month; she won the award based on a 500-word essay explaining her commitment to the natural stone industry and why she desires to continue with her career in the industry.
  • Cambria donated 320 ft² of its quartz surfaces, valued at $13,000, for a custom home being built in Lane County, Ore., by a local homebuilders’ association for a family with a disabled teenager and an ailing grandfather. Classique Marble & Granite of Salem, Ore., and Bennett Stone & Tile Co. of Eugene, Ore., donated labor to fabricate and install the product.
  • The Chicago Board of Trade is the 2006 recipient of Landmarks Illinois' annual Real Estate and Building Industries Council award for outstanding preservation efforts. The CBOT, located in the heart of Chicago's financial district, at the intersection of LaSalle Street and Jackson Boulevard, has been recognized for the comprehensive $20 million rehabilitation of its iconic structure. (See “Spruced Up At 75,” Stone Business, October 2006).
  • Pokarna Ltd. announces ISO 9001:2000 certification for its Unit I and Unit II in Andhra Pradesh, India, for the manufacture and supply of finished granite slabs, tiles and monuments, and its head office in Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, for top management, business development, human resources functions and purchasing functions.