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Artisan Group Launches New Website
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“If somebody had said to me in June or July of 1987, ‘We’d like you to become chairman of the Federal Reserve, but you’re never allowed to discuss any economics after you leave,’ I’d have said, ‘Forget it.’ What do they want me to do? Become an anthropologist?”
–Alan Greenspan, Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, 1987-2006
Artisan Group, an elite network of counter- top fabrication profes- sionals, announced today that it has launched a new website at Artisan-Counters.com. The new site is focused on providing leads to its existing members, as well as attracting potential new members and vendors.
The new website features a modern design, information about each product category of- fered by members, a member lo- cator and links to their websites, as well as information on joining the group. New imagery, text, and functionality create a better way to build the Artisan Group network, while effectively deliv- ering its message to the intended audience.
Artisan Group President, Jon Lancto commented, “We’re de- lighted with the new website and thrilled to share it with the public. A redesign has been long overdue, and this refresh will
make it easier for folks to find us online and engage with our group. The website is the first impression most people have of Artisan Group, so we’re excited to put our best foot forward.”
About the Artisan Group
Artisan Group is an elite North American network of indepen- dent countertop professionals. With 35 members and growing, Artisan Group covers most major markets in the U.S., and can han- dle a variety of fabrication needs from local to national in scale. Its members average more than 20 years of countertop fabrica- tion experience, and all Artisan Group members have achieved, or have begun the process to achieve, full accreditation with the Natural Stone Institute. The group is among the first fabri- cator organization in the world to be working towards this distinction.
Visit Artisan-Counters.com to experience the new website.
The new Artisan Group website makes it easier for visitors to engage with them online, and also is focused on attracting new members and vendors to the elite group.
Zoom This
Avideoconference meeting of the Vallejo, California, planning commission got a little weird one April evening when commissioner Chris Platzer an- nounced, “I’d like to introduce my cat,” then was seen throw- ing the cat off-screen.
Later Platzer was seen drink- ing a beer, and after the meeting ended, city staff could still hear him making derogatory remarks about the commission, the
Vallejo Times-Herald reported. In an email five days later to the newspaper, Platzer apolo- gized for his actions and said he has resigned from the com- mission. “We are all living in uncertain times, and I certainly, like many of you, am adjusting to a new normalcy,” he wrote. Mayor Bob Sampayan said he was bothered by Platzer’s “whole demeanor during the entire meeting.” The commis- sion had scheduled a vote to remove Platzer the week after
his erratic behavior on camera.