TAW-95607J / Granite Source Acquisition, LLC dba Premier Surfaces (Alpharetta, GA)
Petitioner Type: State
Impact Date: 01/24/2019
Filed Date: 01/27/2020
Most Recent Update: 04/12/2022
Determination Date: 04/12/2022
Expiration Date: 01/31/2023
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-95,607
GRANITE SOURCE ACQUISITION, LLC DBA PREMIER SURFACES
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE WAGES WERE REPORTED UNDER:
CLIO HOLDINGS, LLC;
CLIO INTERMEDIATE, LLC;
TOP MASTER ACQUISITION, LLC;
SOLID SURFACES, INC; AND
USM ACQUISITION, LLC
CHANTILLY, VIRGINIA
TA-W-95,607A
GRANITE SOURCE ACQUISITION, LLC DBA PREMIER SURFACES
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE WAGES WERE REPORTED UNDER:
CLIO HOLDINGS, LLC;
CLIO INTERMEDIATE, LLC;
TOP MASTER ACQUISITION, LLC;
SOLID SURFACES, INC; AND
USM ACQUISITION, LLC
11179 HOPSON ROAD
ASHLAND, VIRGINIA
TA-W-95,607B
GRANITE SOURCE ACQUISITION, LLC DBA PREMIER SURFACES
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE WAGES WERE REPORTED UNDER:
CLIO HOLDINGS, LLC;
CLIO INTERMEDIATE, LLC;
TOP MASTER ACQUISITION, LLC;
SOLID SURFACES, INC; AND
USM ACQUISITION, LLC
10530 NORTHLAKE PARK DRIVE
ASHLAND, VIRGINIA
TA-W-95,607C
GRANITE SOURCE ACQUISITION, LLC DBA PREMIER SURFACES
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE WAGES WERE REPORTED UNDER:
CLIO HOLDINGS, LLC;
CLIO INTERMEDIATE, LLC;
TOP MASTER ACQUISITION, LLC;
SOLID SURFACES, INC; AND
USM ACQUISITION, LLC
WICHITA, KANSAS
TA-W-95,607D
GRANITE SOURCE ACQUISITION, LLC DBA PREMIER SURFACES
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE WAGES WERE REPORTED UNDER:
CLIO HOLDINGS, LLC;
CLIO INTERMEDIATE, LLC;
TOP MASTER ACQUISITION, LLC;
SOLID SURFACES, INC; AND
USM ACQUISITION, LLC
FENTON, MISSOURI
TA-W-95,607E
GRANITE SOURCE ACQUISITION, LLC DBA PREMIER SURFACES
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE WAGES WERE REPORTED UNDER:
CLIO HOLDINGS, LLC;
CLIO INTERMEDIATE, LLC;
TOP MASTER ACQUISITION, LLC;
SOLID SURFACES, INC; AND
USM ACQUISITION, LLC
BURNSVILLE, MINNESOTA
TA-W-95,607F
GRANITE SOURCE ACQUISITION, LLC DBA PREMIER SURFACES
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE WAGES WERE REPORTED UNDER:
CLIO HOLDINGS, LLC;
CLIO INTERMEDIATE, LLC;
TOP MASTER ACQUISITION, LLC;
SOLID SURFACES, INC; AND
USM ACQUISITION, LLC
OMAHA, NEBRASKA
TA-W-95,607G
GRANITE SOURCE ACQUISITION, LLC DBA PREMIER SURFACES
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE WAGES WERE REPORTED UNDER:
CLIO HOLDINGS, LLC;
CLIO INTERMEDIATE, LLC;
TOP MASTER ACQUISITION, LLC;
SOLID SURFACES, INC; AND
USM ACQUISITION, LLC
URBANDALE, IOWA
TA-W-95,607H
GRANITE SOURCE ACQUISITION, LLC DBA PREMIER SURFACES
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE WAGES WERE REPORTED UNDER:
CLIO HOLDINGS, LLC;
CLIO INTERMEDIATE, LLC;
TOP MASTER ACQUISITION, LLC;
SOLID SURFACES, INC; AND
USM ACQUISITION, LLC
HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
TA-W-95,607I
GRANITE SOURCE ACQUISITION, LLC DBA PREMIER SURFACES
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE WAGES WERE REPORTED UNDER:
CLIO HOLDINGS, LLC;
CLIO INTERMEDIATE, LLC;
TOP MASTER ACQUISITION, LLC;
SOLID SURFACES, INC; AND
USM ACQUISITION, LLC
1355 MCFARLAND 400 DRIVE
ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA
TA-W-95,607J
GRANITE SOURCE ACQUISITION, LLC DBA PREMIER SURFACES
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE WAGES WERE REPORTED UNDER:
CLIO HOLDINGS, LLC;
CLIO INTERMEDIATE, LLC;
TOP MASTER ACQUISITION, LLC;
SOLID SURFACES, INC; AND
USM ACQUISITION, LLC
845 MCFARLAND PARKWAY
ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA
TA-W-95,607K
GRANITE SOURCE ACQUISITION, LLC DBA PREMIER SURFACES
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE WAGES WERE REPORTED UNDER:
CLIO HOLDINGS, LLC;
CLIO INTERMEDIATE, LLC;
TOP MASTER ACQUISITION, LLC;
SOLID SURFACES, INC; AND
USM ACQUISITION, LLC
BIRMINGHAM, MICHIGAN
TA-W-95,607L
GRANITE SOURCE ACQUISITION, LLC DBA PREMIER SURFACES
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE WAGES WERE REPORTED UNDER:
CLIO HOLDINGS, LLC;
CLIO INTERMEDIATE, LLC;
TOP MASTER ACQUISITION, LLC;
SOLID SURFACES, INC; AND
USM ACQUISITION, LLC
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
TA-W-95,607M
GRANITE SOURCE ACQUISITION, LLC DBA PREMIER SURFACES
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE WAGES WERE REPORTED UNDER:
CLIO HOLDINGS, LLC;
CLIO INTERMEDIATE, LLC;
TOP MASTER ACQUISITION, LLC;
SOLID SURFACES, INC; AND
USM ACQUISITION, LLC
CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE
TA-W-95,607N
GRANITE SOURCE ACQUISITION, LLC DBA PREMIER SURFACES
INCLUDING WORKERS WHOSE WAGES WERE REPORTED UNDER:
CLIO HOLDINGS, LLC;
CLIO INTERMEDIATE, LLC;
TOP MASTER ACQUISITION, LLC;
SOLID SURFACES, INC; AND
USM ACQUISITION, LLC
RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI
Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor issued a
Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance on January 31, 2021, applicable to workers Granite
Source Acquisition, LLC, DBA Premier Surfaces, including workers
whose wages were reported under: Clio Holdings, LLC; Clio
Intermediate, LLC; Top Master Acquisition, LLC; Solid Surfaces,
Inc; and USM Acquisition, LLC, Chantilly, Virginia (TA-W-95,607).
At the request of a State Workforce Office, the Department reviewed
the certification for workers of the workers' firm. The workers are
engaged in the production of stone countertops. The Department's
notice of determination was published in the Federal Register on
March 22, 2021 (86 FR 15267).
An amendment request was provided in which the State Workforce
Office included a list of multiple locations that were impacted,
and part of the worker group, providing the following, "Requesting
to amend Petition #95,607 - related to Petition #95,573, 16
locations, including Premier Surfaces in Riverside, MO, are also
subsidiaries of Clio Holdings LLC, closed at the same time as the
two listed in above petitions and should have been Included in the
initial petition. Workers experienced job loss due to imports of
like or similar Products imported from China (ITC investigations
701-TA-606 & 731-TA-1416 affirmative final Determination), India
and Turkey (ITC 701-TA-624-625 and 731-TA-1450-1451 Preliminary)."
Based on the information obtained, workers at the below
locations were impacted by increased aggregate imports of like or
directly competitive with stone countertops:
Granite Source Acquisition, LLC, DBA Premier Surfaces,
including workers whose wages were reported under: Clio
Holdings, LLC; Clio Intermediate, LLC; Top Master Acquisition,
LLC; Solid Surfaces, Inc; and USM Acquisition, LLC, 11179
Hopson Road, Ashland, Virginia (TA-W-95,607A); Granite Source
Acquisition, LLC, DBA Premier Surfaces, including workers
whose wages were reported under: Clio Holdings, LLC; Clio
Intermediate, LLC; Top Master Acquisition, LLC; Solid
Surfaces, Inc; and USM Acquisition, LLC, 10530 Northlake Park
Drive, Ashland, Virginia (TA-W-95,607B); Granite Source
Acquisition, LLC, DBA Premier Surfaces, including workers
whose wages were reported under: Clio Holdings, LLC; Clio
Intermediate, LLC; Top Master Acquisition, LLC; Solid
Surfaces, Inc; and USM Acquisition, LLC, Wichita, Kansas (TA-
W-95,607C); Granite Source Acquisition, LLC, DBA Premier
Surfaces, including workers whose wages were reported under:
Clio Holdings, LLC; Clio Intermediate, LLC; Top Master
Acquisition, LLC; Solid Surfaces, Inc; and USM Acquisition,
LLC, Fenton, Missouri (TA-W-95,607D); Granite Source
Acquisition, LLC, DBA Premier Surfaces, including workers
whose wages were reported under: Clio Holdings, LLC; Clio
Intermediate, LLC; Top Master Acquisition, LLC; Solid
Surfaces, Inc; and USM Acquisition, LLC, Burnsville, Minnesota
(TA-W-95,607E); Granite Source Acquisition, LLC, DBA Premier
Surfaces, including workers whose wages were reported under:
Clio Holdings, LLC; Clio Intermediate, LLC; Top Master
Acquisition, LLC; Solid Surfaces, Inc; and USM Acquisition,
LLC, Omaha, Nebraska (TA-W-95,607F); Granite Source
Acquisition, LLC, DBA Premier Surfaces, including workers
whose wages were reported under: Clio Holdings, LLC; Clio
Intermediate, LLC; Top Master Acquisition, LLC; Solid
Surfaces, Inc; and USM Acquisition, LLC, Urbandale, Iowa (TA-
W-95,607G); Granite Source Acquisition, LLC, DBA Premier
Surfaces, including workers whose wages were reported under:
Clio Holdings, LLC; Clio Intermediate, LLC; Top Master
Acquisition, LLC; Solid Surfaces, Inc; and USM Acquisition,
LLC, Huntsville, Alabama (TA-W-95,607H); Granite Source
Acquisition, LLC, DBA Premier Surfaces, including workers
whose wages were reported under: Clio Holdings, LLC; Clio
Intermediate, LLC; Top Master Acquisition, LLC; Solid
Surfaces, Inc; and USM Acquisition, LLC, 1355 McFarland 400
Drive, Alpharetta, Georgia (TA-W-95,607I); Granite Source
Acquisition, LLC, DBA Premier Surfaces, including workers
whose wages were reported under: Clio Holdings, LLC; Clio
Intermediate, LLC; Top Master Acquisition, LLC; Solid
Surfaces, Inc; and USM Acquisition, LLC, 845 McFarland
Parkway, Alpharetta, Georgia (TA-W-95,607J); Granite Source
Acquisition, LLC, DBA Premier Surfaces, including workers
whose wages were reported under: Clio Holdings, LLC; Clio
Intermediate, LLC; Top Master Acquisition, LLC; Solid
Surfaces, Inc; and USM Acquisition, LLC, Birmingham, Michigan
(TA-W-95,607K; Granite Source Acquisition, LLC, DBA Premier
Surfaces, including workers whose wages were reported under:
Clio Holdings, LLC; Clio Intermediate, LLC; Top Master
Acquisition, LLC; Solid Surfaces, Inc; and USM Acquisition,
LLC, Rochester, New York (TA-W-95,607L); Granite Source
Acquisition, LLC, DBA Premier Surfaces, including workers
whose wages were reported under: Clio Holdings, LLC; Clio
Intermediate, LLC; Top Master Acquisition, LLC; Solid
Surfaces, Inc; and USM Acquisition, LLC, Chattanooga,
Tennessee (TA-W-95,607M); and Granite Source Acquisition, LLC,
DBA Premier Surfaces, including workers whose wages were
reported under: Clio Holdings, LLC; Clio Intermediate, LLC;
Top Master Acquisition, LLC; Solid Surfaces, Inc; and USM
Acquisition, LLC, Riverside, Missouri (TA-W-95,607N).
The amended notice applicable to TA-W-95,607 is hereby issued
as follows:
"All workers of Granite Source Acquisition, LLC, DBA Premier
Surfaces, including workers whose wages were reported under:
Clio Holdings, LLC; Clio Intermediate, LLC; Top Master
Acquisition, LLC; Solid Surfaces, Inc; and USM Acquisition,
LLC, Chantilly, Virginia (TA-W-95,607); Granite Source
Acquisition, LLC, DBA Premier Surfaces, including workers
whose wages were reported under: Clio Holdings, LLC; Clio
Intermediate, LLC; Top Master Acquisition, LLC; Solid
Surfaces, Inc; and USM Acquisition, LLC, 11179 Hopson Road,
Ashland, Virginia (TA-W-95,607A); Granite Source Acquisition,
LLC, DBA Premier Surfaces, including workers whose wages were
reported under: Clio Holdings, LLC; Clio Intermediate, LLC;
Top Master Acquisition, LLC; Solid Surfaces, Inc; and USM
Acquisition, LLC, 10530 Northlake Park Drive, Ashland,
Virginia (TA-W-95,607B); Granite Source Acquisition, LLC, DBA
Premier Surfaces, including workers whose wages were reported
under: Clio Holdings, LLC; Clio Intermediate, LLC; Top Master
Acquisition, LLC; Solid Surfaces, Inc; and USM Acquisition,
LLC, Wichita, Kansas (TA-W-95,607C); Granite Source
Acquisition, LLC, DBA Premier Surfaces, including workers
whose wages were reported under: Clio Holdings, LLC; Clio
Intermediate, LLC; Top Master Acquisition, LLC; Solid
Surfaces, Inc; and USM Acquisition, LLC, Fenton, Missouri (TA-
W-95,607D); Granite Source Acquisition, LLC, DBA Premier
Surfaces, including workers whose wages were reported under:
Clio Holdings, LLC; Clio Intermediate, LLC; Top Master
Acquisition, LLC; Solid Surfaces, Inc; and USM Acquisition,
LLC, Burnsville, Minnesota (TA-W-95,607E); Granite Source
Acquisition, LLC, DBA Premier Surfaces, including workers
whose wages were reported under: Clio Holdings, LLC; Clio
Intermediate, LLC; Top Master Acquisition, LLC; Solid
Surfaces, Inc; and USM Acquisition, LLC, Omaha, Nebraska (TA-
W-95,607F); Granite Source Acquisition, LLC, DBA Premier
Surfaces, including workers whose wages were reported under:
Clio Holdings, LLC; Clio Intermediate, LLC; Top Master
Acquisition, LLC; Solid Surfaces, Inc; and USM Acquisition,
LLC, Urbandale, Iowa (TA-W-95,607G); Granite Source
Acquisition, LLC, DBA Premier Surfaces, including workers
whose wages were reported under: Clio Holdings, LLC; Clio
Intermediate, LLC; Top Master Acquisition, LLC; Solid
Surfaces, Inc; and USM Acquisition, LLC, Huntsville, Alabama
(TA-W-95,607H); Granite Source Acquisition, LLC, DBA Premier
Surfaces, including workers whose wages were reported under:
Clio Holdings, LLC; Clio Intermediate, LLC; Top Master
Acquisition, LLC; Solid Surfaces, Inc; and USM Acquisition,
LLC, 1355 McFarland 400 Drive, Alpharetta, Georgia (TA-W-
95,607I); Granite Source Acquisition, LLC, DBA Premier
Surfaces, including workers whose wages were reported under:
Clio Holdings, LLC; Clio Intermediate, LLC; Top Master
Acquisition, LLC; Solid Surfaces, Inc; and USM Acquisition,
LLC, 845 McFarland Parkway, Alpharetta, Georgia (TA-W-
95,607J); Granite Source Acquisition, LLC, DBA Premier
Surfaces, including workers whose wages were reported under:
Clio Holdings, LLC; Clio Intermediate, LLC; Top Master
Acquisition, LLC; Solid Surfaces, Inc; and USM Acquisition,
LLC, Birmingham, Michigan (TA-W-95,607K; Granite Source
Acquisition, LLC, DBA Premier Surfaces, including workers
whose wages were reported under: Clio Holdings, LLC; Clio
Intermediate, LLC; Top Master Acquisition, LLC; Solid
Surfaces, Inc; and USM Acquisition, LLC, Rochester, New York
(TA-W-95,607L); Granite Source Acquisition, LLC, DBA Premier
Surfaces, including workers whose wages were reported under:
Clio Holdings, LLC; Clio Intermediate, LLC; Top Master
Acquisition, LLC; Solid Surfaces, Inc; and USM Acquisition,
LLC, Chattanooga, Tennessee (TA-W-95,607M); and Granite Source
Acquisition, LLC, DBA Premier Surfaces, including workers
whose wages were reported under: Clio Holdings, LLC; Clio
Intermediate, LLC; Top Master Acquisition, LLC; Solid
Surfaces, Inc; and USM Acquisition, LLC, Riverside, Missouri
(TA-W-95,607N); who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 24, 2019 through January 31,
2023, and all workers in the group threatened with total or
partial separation from employment on January 31, 2021 through
January 31, 2023 are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 12th day of April, 2022
HOPE D. KINGLOCK
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-95,607
GRANITE SOURCE ACQUISITION, LLC DBA PREMIER SURFACES
A SUBSIDIARY OF CLIO HOLDINGS, LLC
CHANTILLY, VIRGINIA
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of an investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the workers in such
workers' firm have become totally or partially separated, or
are threatened to become totally or partially separated; and
(2)(A)(i) the sales or production, or both, of such firm have
decreased absolutely; and
(ii)(I) imports of articles or services like or directly
competitive with articles produced or services supplied by
such firm have increased; and
(iii) the increase in imports described in clause (ii)
contributed importantly to such workers' separation or
threat of separation and to the decline in the sales or
production of such firm.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on January 27, 2020 by a state workforce office on behalf
of workers of Granite Source Acquisition, LLC dba Premier
Surfaces, a subsidiary of Clio Holdings, LLC, Chantilly,
Virginia. The workers' firm is engaged in activities related to
the production of stone countertops.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers' firm, the petitioner, and the United
States Geological Survey (USGS) data resources.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant
number or proportion of the workers in such workers' firm have
become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to
become totally or partially separated.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(i) has been met because the sales
and/or production of stone countertops by Granite Source
Acquisition, LLC dba Premier Surfaces, a subsidiary of Clio
Holdings, LLC, Chantilly, Virginia have decreased absolutely.
Section 222(a)(2)(A)(ii) has been met because imports of
articles like or directly competitive with the articles
produced by Granite Source Acquisition, LLC dba Premier
Surfaces, a subsidiary of Clio Holdings, LLC, Chantilly,
Virginia have increased.
Finally, Section 222(a)(2)(A)(iii) has been met because
increased imports contributed importantly to the worker group
separations and sales/production declines at Granite Source
Acquisition, LLC dba Premier Surfaces, a subsidiary of Clio
Holdings, LLC, Chantilly, Virginia.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Granite Source
Acquisition, LLC dba Premier Surfaces, a subsidiary of Clio
Holdings, LLC, Chantilly, Virginia, who are engaged in
activities related to the production of stone countertops meet
the worker group certification criteria under Section 222(a) of
the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a). In accordance with Section 223 of
the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2273, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Granite Source Acquisition, LLC dba
Premier Surfaces, a subsidiary of Clio Holdings, LLC,
Chantilly, Virginia, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after January 24, 2019
through two years from the date of certification, and all
workers in the group threatened with total or partial
separation from employment on the date of certification
through two years from the date of certification, are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Chapter 2
of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 31st day of January, 2021
/s/ Jessica R. Webster
_______________________
JESSICA R. WEBSTER
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance