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A market study shows a glimmer of optimism from U.S.  kitchen and bath professionals for the rest of 2023; Coverings draws nearly 27,000 in Orlando last month; Park plans digital expo in Cincinnati next month.

0:32 2023 Optimism from Kitchen/Bath Professionals
3:16 Park Industries Plans June Digital Expo in Ohio
4:31 A Word from Quantra
5:43 Coverings Draws Nearly 27,000 Last Month
7:26 Hardscape N.A. Registration Now Open
8:20 MSI Opens New Facility in Savannah Area
9:42 Brazil Natural Stone at Milan Design Week
10:46 NSI: 47th R.I.S.E. Home
12:08 MSI Top Workplace Culture Awards

Radio Stone Update is presented on the first and third Wednesdays every month at 9 a.m. everywhere on Earth with the latest news and insights in hard surfaces. Check our archives at www.radiostoneupdate.com.

A study shows a continued slowdown in the U.S. kitchen-and-bath market; TISE looking for start-up companies to promote at 2023 event; NTCA salutes tilesetters of the year.

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U.S. Kitchen/Bath Market Continues to Cool
 
3:53
NTCA Tilesetter Craftspersons of the Year
 
5:32
TISE Looking to Boost Startups During 2023 Show
 
6:47
A Word From Quantra
 
7:59
September 2022 U.S. Hard-Surface Imports Down
 
9:33
MSI's Shahs Honored by Resolution Project
 
11:21
Caesarstone Donates Slabs to Georgia Schools
 
12:18
Kaeser Compressors Raises Funds for Breast Cancer Research
 
00:13:02
MSI Named Fast-Grower in Orange County CA

Radio Stone Update is presented on the first and third Wednesdays every month at 9 a.m. everywhere on Earth with the latest news and insights in hard surfaces. Check our archives at www.radiostoneupdate.com.

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U.S. Kitchen/Bath Market Cooling: NKBA

2:43

Florim USA Wins Tenn. Environmental Award

4:45

A  Word from Quantra

6:01

BACA Systems Brings Back In-Person Seminars

7:16

Cambria Supports Wis. Workforce Training Center

9:24

MSI Opens Pittsburgh-Area Facility

10:36

KBIS 2023 Online Registration Now Open

12:39

Natural Stone Institute - RISE Home 44

Radio Stone Update is presented on the first and third Wednesdays every month at 9 a.m. everywhere on Earth with the latest news and insights in hard surfaces. Check our archives at www.radiostoneupdate.com.

A National Kitchen and Bath Association study shows industry optimism for the remainder of 2022; majority stake in TENAX S.p.A. acquired by European equity firm; Mosaic Companies expand U.S. East Coast operations; more. 

00:00  Welcome to Radio Stone Update
00:34  Industry Survey Shows Positive '22 Outlook
03:18  Equity Firm Gets TENAX Stake
05:11  A Word from Quantra
06:27  Mosaic Companies Expand Operations
07:46  Mitigation Needed at Colorado Marble Quarry
09:20  Cosentino Reopens Manhattan City Center
10:58  MSI Honored for Sustainable Growth
11:58  ISFA 2022 Annual Conference in October
12:42  November Set for Total Solutions Plus 2022
13:32  Arizona Tile Expands in Oregon

Radio Stone Update is presented on the first and third Wednesdays every month at 9 a.m. everywhere on Earth with the latest news and insights in hard surfaces. Check our archives at www.radiostoneupdate.com.

National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) CEO Bill Darcy joins The Wholesaler Editor Ruth Mitchell to discuss the innovations that have enhanced brick-and-mortar showrooms during the COVID-19 pandemic, the results of the latest Kitchen & Bath Market Index (KBMI), and the 2021 kitchen and bath trends to watch for. 

Plus  — discover how the association is addressing the skilled labor shortage and keeping its members engaged, as well as what's in store for the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) Virtual 2021! 

Today we are giving you 4 super easy and simple tactics you should apply if you want to step up your residential sales game.

Amy McGeachy, is a very well known person in this market, and today we're going to be talking about a topic, I really like the topic you and I came up with. And it is, "Top designer spills the beans and leaves us with a K.I.S.S.

There are some great tips that Amy has, first on how you got to have such notoriety in your business, but then also the systems and processes you've put in place in your design business to bring value to your clients, which is really why we're here.

So, let's see what Amy and I get up to in this podcast, and I hope you've got an opportunity to take some notes and learn from Amy about how she's grown her business and her social media following. Because the media following that she's got actually, is pretty impressive, that's how we met.