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		<title>Heritage Wood on DIY Network</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 01:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Artisan Group&#8217;s Heritage Wood featured on DIY Network&#8217;s &#8220;Run My Renovation&#8221;Heritage Wood featured on DIY Network The audience chose Heritage Wood in Black Walnut for the couple&#8217;s new basement office conference table. The basement goes from a junk room to an elegant fabric sample room with a striking Heritage Wood Black Walnut desk.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artisangroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12537956&amp;post=387&amp;subd=artisangroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://youtu.be/FeKdnmKD4KY">Artisan Group&#8217;s Heritage Wood featured on DIY Network&#8217;s &#8220;Run My Renovation&#8221;</a><a href="http://youtu.be/FeKdnmKD4KY">Heritage Wood featured on DIY Network</a><br />
The audience chose Heritage Wood in Black Walnut for the couple&#8217;s new basement office conference table. The basement goes from a junk room to an elegant fabric sample room with a striking Heritage Wood Black Walnut desk.</p>
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		<title>Artisan Group member TWD Surfaces hanging with &#8220;This Old House&#8221; crew</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;This Old House&#8221; host Kevin O&#8217;Connor, plumber and HVAC specialist Richard Trethewey, TWD Surfaces Project Manager and carpenter Norm Abrams hang out at the show wrap party. Saratoga Soapstone will be featured on the show airing March 15.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artisangroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12537956&amp;post=384&amp;subd=artisangroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;This Old House&#8221; host Kevin O&#8217;Connor, plumber and HVAC specialist Richard Trethewey, TWD Surfaces Project Manager and carpenter Norm Abrams hang out at the show wrap party. Saratoga Soapstone will be featured on the show airing March 15. <div id="attachment_385" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://artisangroup.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/2012-01-12_17-55-42_492.jpg"><img src="http://artisangroup.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/2012-01-12_17-55-42_492.jpg?w=300&#038;h=169" alt="" title="2012-01-12_17-55-42_492" width="300" height="169" class="size-medium wp-image-385" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">&quot;This Old House&quot; host Kevin O&#039;Connor, plumber and HVAC specialist Richard Trethewey, TWD Surfaces Project Manager and carpenter Norm Abrams hang out at the show wrap party. Saratoga Soapstone will be featured on the show airing March 15. </p></div></p>
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		<title>Craig Berry Wins Second In Classic Sebring International Race last week</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:31:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Craig Berry, (Left) Artisan Group member and owner of US Granite in Tyler, TX, earned second place at The Classic Sebring International Race in FL last week! The Berry Marble &#38; Granite/Architectural Granite &#38; Marble car is entering season three of its GRS racing. The car, a spec Miata, has been featured in Sportscar magazine, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artisangroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12537956&amp;post=381&amp;subd=artisangroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Craig Berry, (Left) Artisan Group member and owner of US Granite in Tyler, TX, earned second place at The Classic Sebring International Race in FL last week! The Berry Marble &amp; Granite/Architectural Granite &amp; Marble car is entering season three of its GRS racing. The car, a spec Miata, has been featured in Sportscar magazine, as well as a Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) calendar. The Spec Miata class is the largest class in the SCCA across the country. Fields include 50-60 identically prepared cars and the format is a road race series, rather than an oval. “I have been on motorcycles and 4-wheelers all my life,” says Berry. “Moving to a racecar was natural.” He adds “Since 1998, I have raced open wheel cars and shifter karts and closed wheeled sportscars.  I chose this series because it is one of the most competitive in the country, and that is my favorite part of driving. Of course I get excited about running my own business as well, but there is a finish line with racing.”<br />
Go Craig!<div id="attachment_382" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://artisangroup.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/sebring-podium.jpg"><img src="http://artisangroup.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/sebring-podium.jpg?w=300&#038;h=225" alt="" title="SEBRING PODIUM" width="300" height="225" class="size-medium wp-image-382" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Craig Berry, left, earns second place at the Classic Sebring International Race in Florida</p></div></p>
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		<title>Saratoga Soapstone as the rocks</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saratoga Soapstone is great for kitchen countertops, vanity tops, tub surrounds and &#8230;&#8230;.keeping your drink cold!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artisangroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12537956&amp;post=378&amp;subd=artisangroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Saratoga Soapstone is great for kitchen countertops, vanity tops, tub surrounds and &#8230;&#8230;.keeping your drink cold!<a href="http://artisangroup.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/saratoga-on-the-rocks.jpg"><img src="http://artisangroup.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/saratoga-on-the-rocks.jpg?w=199&#038;h=300" alt="" title="Saratoga on the rocks" width="199" height="300" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-379" /></a></p>
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		<title>We will miss you Mike Job</title>
		<link>http://artisangroup.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/we-will-miss-you-mike-job/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:42:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mike Job, Artisan Group member and good friend, passed away Christmas night in a motorcycle accident while vacationing in Mexico. Mike was the founder and president of Quality Surfaces, Inc. in Spencer, Indiana. Mike also was one of the founding members of the Artisan Group. He contributed so many ideas and so much time to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artisangroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12537956&amp;post=375&amp;subd=artisangroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mike Job, Artisan Group member and good friend, passed away Christmas night in a motorcycle accident while vacationing in Mexico. Mike was the founder and president of Quality Surfaces, Inc. in Spencer, Indiana.  Mike also was one of the founding members of the Artisan Group. He contributed so many ideas and so much time to our group, as well as the industry in general. He will be missed as a friend, mentor and man.  (Mike Job is in front of this photo. Back L to R is Evan Kruger, Jon Lancto and Don Hinckley)</p>
<p>This is a quote from Mike&#8217;s good friend and Artisan member, Jon Lancto, the day he heard of Mike&#8217;s death (referring to the attached picture from a fishing trip about Mike on a day that the fish weren&#8217;t biting)  &#8220;It was about spending time with friends..you can see it in our faces&#8230;of course catching a fish would have been fun too.  Mike was the kind of guy that would do anything to help you out.  A true friend to us all.  We will all miss him.&#8221;</p>
<p>Thanks for the lessons and memories, Mike.  Hope to see you again someday. <div id="attachment_376" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://artisangroup.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/artisan-brothers.jpg"><img src="http://artisangroup.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/artisan-brothers.jpg?w=300&#038;h=266" alt="" title="Artisan Brothers" width="300" height="266" class="size-medium wp-image-376" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Mike Job (front) with his Artisan Group brothers (L to R) Evan Kruger, Jon Lancto and Don Hinckley</p></div></p>
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		<title>We are going to be on &#8220;This Old House.&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://artisangroup.wordpress.com/2011/12/23/we-are-going-to-be-on-this-old-house/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Artisan Group to be on This Old House</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Artisan Group member TWD Surfaces measuring what will be Saratoga Soapstone countertops in the &#8220;This Old House&#8221; TV show Barrington House project.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artisangroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12537956&amp;post=368&amp;subd=artisangroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Saratoga Soapstone on DIY Network&#8217;s &#8220;House Crashers&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out Saratoga Soapstone on DIY Network&#8217;s &#8220;House Crashers.&#8221; Evan Kruger and the Solidtops crew in Easton, MD fabricated and installed the soapstone bar top with eight taps and the outdoor countertop.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artisangroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12537956&amp;post=366&amp;subd=artisangroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<p>Check out Saratoga Soapstone on DIY Network&#8217;s &#8220;House Crashers.&#8221; Evan Kruger and the Solidtops crew in Easton, MD fabricated and installed the soapstone bar top with eight taps and the outdoor countertop. </p>
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		<title>FLOFORM Countertops opens new showrooms in Beaverton &amp; Spokane The showrooms are cozy, complete with coffee, a fireplace and internet work stations</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:07:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FLOFORM Countertops, Artisan Group member and Western Canada and the Northwestern United States’ largest countertop manufacturer, has opened 6,000- square-foot showrooms in Beaverton, OR and Spokane, WA. The new showrooms feature a range of all countertop products, installations, and inspiration. But the unique slant is an atmosphere that is similar to a home or coffee [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artisangroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12537956&amp;post=362&amp;subd=artisangroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_363" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://artisangroup.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/floform-showroom-0304a.jpg"><img src="http://artisangroup.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/floform-showroom-0304a.jpg?w=300&#038;h=200" alt="" title="floform-showroom-0304a" width="300" height="200" class="size-medium wp-image-363" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">FLOFORM Countertops showroom, complete with fireplace, comfy seating and internet work stations. </p></div><div id="attachment_364" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://artisangroup.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/portland-spokane-artisan-granite-wall.jpg"><img src="http://artisangroup.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/portland-spokane-artisan-granite-wall.jpg?w=300&#038;h=166" alt="" title="portland spokane artisan granite wall" width="300" height="166" class="size-medium wp-image-364" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Artisan Stone Collection prominently displayed at the new Portland and Spokane FLOFORM Countertops showrooms</p></div>FLOFORM Countertops, Artisan Group member and Western Canada and the Northwestern United States’ largest countertop manufacturer, has opened 6,000- square-foot showrooms in Beaverton, OR and Spokane, WA. The new showrooms feature a range of all countertop products, installations, and inspiration. But the unique slant is an atmosphere that is similar to a home or coffee shop rather than a warehouse. With internet capable work stations, cookies and coffee on demand, and a seating area with a cozy fireplace for guests, the buying experience at FLOFORM will be the most comfortable aspect of the remodel process. </p>
<p>“The initiative behind FLOFORM’s new showrooms was to create an atmosphere that reduces the inevitable stresses that are associated with remodelling, by offering solutions to ensure comfort, convenience, and control,” says FLOFORM President &amp; C.E.O. Ted Sherritt. </p>
<p>The showrooms are open to consumers, designers, builders and architects. For more information on the new showrooms, visit 9220 SW Nimbus Ave, Bldg C, Beaverton, OR 97008, 5320 E Sprague Ave Suite 400, Spokane Valley, WA 99212 or www.floform.com. FLOFORM has locations in Winnipeg, Regina, Victoria, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Calgary, Kelowna, and Vancouver, as well as U.S. showrooms in Seattle, WA, Spokane and Portland. </p>
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		<title>Artisan Group™ Countertop Fabricators Raised $32,000 to help Homes for Our Troops build homes for injured veterans</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Artisan Group™ Countertop Fabricators Raised $32,000 to help Homes for Our Troops build homes for injured veterans Countertop group hosted first annual yard sale, Counters For A Cause Artisan Group countertop fabricators across America raised $32,000 at the group’s first national granite yard sale, “Counters For A Cause,” to help Homes for Our Troops to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=artisangroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12537956&amp;post=359&amp;subd=artisangroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Artisan Group™ Countertop Fabricators Raised $32,000 to help Homes for Our Troops build homes for injured veterans<br />
Countertop group hosted first annual yard sale, Counters For A Cause</p>
<p><div id="attachment_360" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://artisangroup.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/chad-and-neil-low-res.jpg"><img src="http://artisangroup.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/chad-and-neil-low-res.jpg?w=300&#038;h=200" alt="" title="Chad and Neil low res" width="300" height="200" class="size-medium wp-image-360" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Artisan Group Executive Director Chad Seiders  presents a donation from the Artisan Group&#039;s Counters For a Cause granite sale and fundraiser  to Marine Corporal Neil Frustaglio, a Homes For Our Troops representative and marine who recently received a home from the organization. </p></div>Artisan Group countertop fabricators across America raised $32,000 at the group’s first national granite yard sale, “Counters For A Cause,” to help Homes for Our Troops to build specially-adapted homes for veterans. Homeowners purchased beautiful pieces of stone remnants and slabs at discounted prices and helped a veteran at the same time.</p>
<p>Artisan Group Executive Director Chad Seiders recently presented the check to Marine Corporal Neil Frustaglio, a Homes For Our Troops representative and marine who recently received a home from the organization. </p>
<p>“These marines have given their blood, sweat, tears and in some cases part of themselves to defend our rights and freedoms in this country,” says Chad Seiders, Artisan Group Executive Director. “It is a privilege to give something back to them.” </p>
<p>“Homes for Our Troops appreciates the fundraising efforts of the Artisan Group,” says  John Gonsalves, President and Founder of Homes For Our Troops. “Because of the support from patriotic companies across the nation, we are able to restore freedom and independence back to our severely injured veterans through the gift of a specially adapted home.”  </p>
<p>Artisan Group members who participated in this Counters For A Cause sale and/or contributed include: Surface Products, Duracite , Block Tops, Front Range Stone, Atlanta Kitchen, Top Master, Solid Tops, Consolidated Kitchens &amp; Fireplaces, Rocky Mountain Stone, Creative Countertops, RockStone Store, US Granite, Trindco, Artistic Counters, Innovative Surfaces and FLOFORM Countertops. </p>
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