%%First-Name%%: Here's the Aug. 21 headline alert from Slab & Sheet, a weekly online newsletter available every Thursday at slabnsheet.stoneupdate.com.
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U.S. surface imports
MID-YEAR SURFACE IMPORTS
Marble and quartz surfaces both double-up on shipments from 2014, but granite remains in the doldrums in reviewing this year's mid-term data.
 
MIA and BSI
MIA, BSI OPERATIONS MAY MERGE
Membership votes by both the Marble Institute of America and the Building Stone Institute later this year could lead to a two-year fusion of day-to-day administration of the industry groups, with an option to continue past 2018.
 
Marmomacc signup
GET A MARMOMACC COMP
Going to Verona this year? Skip the ticket-booth lines and the admission fee to the expo by qualifying online for courtesy registration.
 
  
   PLUS ....
New StoneTalk podcast: Jeremiah Rivers.
The inside info (and measurements) on sizing kitchen islands.

Social-media strategies for businesses on a $100 budget.
VIDEO: The 10 must-haves that countertop customers demand.
 
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   Events
Engineered Stone and Granite Repair
27-28 August, St. Louis
WARDJet Open House
27 August, WARDjet, Tallmadge, OH
Massachusetts Stone Summit
24 September, M S International, Norwood, MA
Marmomacc
30 September-4 October, Veronafiere, Verona, Italy
 
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