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Residential Furniture 2013 Growth Rises with Consumer Confidence

By Karen Koenig | Updated: 02/05/2013 9:45:00 AM
Rising consumer confidence, combined with improvements in the new housing construction and residential remodeling markets, all bode well for the home furnishings industry in 2013 .
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Wood Components Sales Project Moderate Growth in 2013

By Karen Koenig | Updated: 02/05/2013 9:45:00 AM
Although 2012 wood component sales “ended with a fizzle,” 2013 sales are projected to increase from 2 to 5 percent, according to the WCMA and the WPMA.
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Pine Beetle Wood Crafter Gains Fame

By Bill Esler | Updated: 01/15/2013 1:00:00 PM
Cited for making beetle-kill pine furnishings trendy, and helping the wood industry and the environment, Azure Furniture owner Corbin Clay won Ketel One Vodka's Gentleman's Call competition.
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Enhancing Woodworking Productivity: Taking the Lean Journey

By Herman Keesee | Updated: 11/25/2012 10:25:00 PM
For woodworking companies, Henry Ford's critical thinking on matters of efficiency, waste and profit ring true today in the application of Lean Manufacturing.
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Cabinetry Shop Management Takes a Fresh Approach

By Michaelle Bradford | Updated: 11/03/2012 9:54:00 PM
After the Rudnitzkis put their stamp on it, including shop-floor iPads integrated to sales and order entry and new CNCs, a troubled cabinet business is growing rapidly.
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Tischlerei-Fine Woodworking's People Power

By Bill Esler | Updated: 11/03/2012 9:54:00 PM
Tischlerei – Fine Woodworking, LLC opened a high-end custom woodworking shop in Salina, KS, last month. Owner Olaf Gerhardt moved 90 miles from cramped quarters for a talented local labor pool.
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