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Guess how many people the Dimension Stone Industry Employs

Post by Jim Hieb » Fri Oct 04, 2013 7:59 am

So with the silica stuff, coupled with some other industry issues, we find ourselves doing more legislative work on Capital Hill. A question that naturally (no pun intended) is asked is "how big is your industry - how many employees"?

Want to take a guess to the answer?
I'll send a quarry poster set to the person who guess the closest

Have a great weekend everyone! Jim
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Post by clhilde » Fri Oct 04, 2013 8:10 am

350,000 give or take a few thosand
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Post by Todd Luster » Fri Oct 04, 2013 8:23 am

Are we talking about the ones on the map?
I bet in my region there is 20-25% not on the map and don't even know what they do is classified as such....
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Post by Joshua Hopkins » Fri Oct 04, 2013 9:16 am

Nationally or internationally?
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Post by Jim Hieb » Fri Oct 04, 2013 1:13 pm

Nationally. Thanks!
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Post by Jqualey4130 » Fri Oct 04, 2013 1:36 pm

41,569 in the continental US.
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Post by Joe Little » Fri Oct 04, 2013 1:52 pm

62,000
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Post by graniteman » Fri Oct 04, 2013 1:58 pm

126,113
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Post by Joe Durfee » Fri Oct 04, 2013 2:19 pm

107,613

Is this game by the Price is Right rules (Closest to the actual retail price without going over)? ;)
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Post by Miles » Fri Oct 04, 2013 3:04 pm

How many people live in Elberton, GA? There's at least that many peop,e in our industry! :grin:

There 10',000 that work for MSI. 200 shops in Atlanta, 1000 people at Atlanta Kitchens,,,,

I'm going to guess 202,000 nationally.
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Post by graniteman » Fri Oct 04, 2013 3:49 pm

Joe Durfee wrote:107,613

Is this game by the Price is Right rules (Closest to the actual retail price without going over)? ;)
107,614
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Post by Dan R. » Fri Oct 04, 2013 4:16 pm

425,000
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Post by mikedean » Fri Oct 04, 2013 5:09 pm

graniteman wrote:
Joe Durfee wrote:107,613

Is this game by the Price is Right rules (Closest to the actual retail price without going over)? ;)
107,614

1 dollar bob, 1 dollar.
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Post by Todd Luster » Fri Oct 04, 2013 8:17 pm

mikedean wrote:
graniteman wrote:
Joe Durfee wrote:107,613

Is this game by the Price is Right rules (Closest to the actual retail price without going over)? ;)
107,614

1 dollar bob, 1 dollar.
Lol!!
You beat me to it Mike!
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Post by Matt Lansing » Fri Oct 04, 2013 9:32 pm

I'll throw out 1.2 million people.
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Post by coolhandchris » Fri Oct 04, 2013 9:58 pm

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Post by tim farr » Fri Oct 04, 2013 10:53 pm

645000
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Post by Mark Meriaux » Sat Oct 05, 2013 4:42 am

175,000
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Post by CustomMarbleGraniteToo » Sat Oct 05, 2013 5:19 am

318,000
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Post by Darryl Miller » Sat Oct 05, 2013 8:28 am

1,346,289
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Post by DavidL » Sat Oct 05, 2013 9:12 am

Miles wrote:1000 people at Atlanta Kitchens,,,,
:lol: We are a little more efficient than that ! :grin:

I am guessing 175,001
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Post by Joshua Hopkins » Sat Oct 05, 2013 9:35 am

My five year old guesses that its in his words "40 Hundred". :lol:


I would say 180,000.
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Post by Ken Lago » Sat Oct 05, 2013 10:06 am

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Post by Carmine Pantano » Sat Oct 05, 2013 11:14 am

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Post by Rick George » Sat Oct 05, 2013 3:48 pm

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