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The Path to Success One Step at a Time: A Pennsylvania millwork shop finds its niche by fabricating staircases. - June 2002

Looking Back at a 10-Year Journey: CWB revisits the companies featured as success stories' in its premiere issue. - Dec. 2000

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An Equitable Equestrian Nook: This Missouri shop owner's horseshoe was upright and full of luck when a local banker wagered on his first-place idea to fit horse trailers with custom living quarters. - July 2002

Unusual dimensions and features are part of what makes this home office stand out.