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Karen Koenig
Editor

Karen M. Koenig has more than 35 years of experience in the woodworking industry, including visits to wood products manufacturing facilities throughout North America, Europe and Asia. As senior editor, her responsibilities include writing and editing for Woodworking Network publications FDMC Magazine and Closets & Organized Storage Magazine, as well as the website. She also oversees many of Woodworking Network's special projects and programs, including Red Book: Resource Guide for Best Practice, FDMC 300, 40 Under 40, and the Wood Industry Market Leaders. She can be reached at [email protected].

Magazine

Manufacturing in America Plus More WOOD 100 Success Stories

A sign of the times, it became breaking news when, a little more than a year ago, Stanley Furniture ceased Asian production of its Young America youth line to move it back to the United States. At a time when manufacturing was fleeing to lower cost offshore production — even Stanley’s other furniture lines — it was refreshing to see jobs coming back.

Furniture

Scenes from China

Last week I provided a look at the manufacturing technology being used at seven of China’s large furniture factories. Today’s blog is a short photo-essay of some of the sights we saw in and around Hong Kong and Mainland China.