New York State Common Retirement Fund, Albany, will invest $3 million...

New York State Common Retirement Fund, Albany, will invest $3 million in Innovative Stone Inc. through its private equity partner, Easton Hunt Capital Partners, said John Chartier, spokesman for state Comptroller Alan Hevesi, the fund's sole trustee. Easton Hunt will match the $117 billion fund's investment. The investment is part of the fund's in-state investment program, which has invested $43.7 million in businesses throughout the state since its inception in 1999.