Coverings has released the schedule of segment-focused Appreciation Days that provide enhanced learning and networking opportunities for builders, remodelers, architects, designers, contractors and fabricators.

Kathy Spanier is the recipient of the 2016 MIA+BSI Person of the Year Award.

Brenda Edwards is the recipient of the first ever Women in Stone Pioneer Award.

G.K. Naquin, president of Stone Interiors in Loxley, AL, is the recipient of the 2016 Migliore Award for lifetime achievement.

The winners of the 2016 Pinnacle Awards were announced at the MIA+BSI Awards luncheon at TISE 2017 in Las Vegas, NV.

Companies in U.S. stone industry are rather optimistic for 2017 and expect revenues to grow by about 17%.

Nemo Tile + Stone recently celebrated the grand opening of its newest showroom, located in Red Bank, NJ.

Luxury floor and tiling brand Marble Systems, sister company to Country Floors, has unveiled new additions to their famed Talya Collection.

The Benelux Federation of Natural Stone Wholesalers (FEBENAT) and the Belgian Fabricators & Stone Masons Federation have announced their support for the MIA+BSI-led natural stone promotional campaign.

M S International (MSI) will debut its new Q Premium Natural Quartz colors, Stile Thin Porcelain, new Natural Stone Slabs Countertops, Decorative Mosaics, along with new Stacked Stone Ledger Panels, at the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) in Orlando, Fla., Jan. 10 through 12, at booth S4231.