Closing a Door Opens Much More for Legere Group: This Avon, CT-based millwork company made a $1 million equipment upgrade to help it replace business lost when it shut down its window and door division . - May

Survey Says Good Help is Hard to Find: Representatives of top architectural woodworkers and store fixture companies remain optimistic about 1998 despite several areas of concern. - March 1998

The WOOD 100: W&WP's seventh annual survey of the fastest-growing companies in the woodworking industry, ranked by growth percentile.

Salute to Jerry Metz: In celebration of Jerry Metz's 25th anniversary as a columnist for Wood & Wood Products magazine, we present this silver salute.

76 The Wood Image Inc. Lithonia, GA '95: $630,000 '96: $694,000 '96 Sales: +10.2% '97 Projection: +50% Est. 1993 Employees: 12

EuroCraft Ready to Spread its WingsRepublic’s EuroCraft division began producing 32mm cabinets two years ago. Today EuroCraft is ready to leave its small quarters and move into a new, larger factory.BY BARRETT KILMER 

A Passion for Fine Furniture: Thomas Moser has not let his love for timeless furniture design obscure his sense as a 21st century businessman. - March

Inside Western Cabinets' Visual Factory: This Dallas-area cabinet company's new finishing and assembly plant gains effeciencies by using lean manufacturing, labor-saving technology and plywood components from China. - March

Heywood-Wakefield's modern furniture combines solid hardwood with sleek but simple lines.