The economy is slowly picking up, but money is still tight. So how can you get the most bang for your buck, and still manufacture and deliver products cost-efficiently? Where can you go for some great deals? Listed below and on the next few pages are just some of the year-end special deals offered by equipment and supply companies to help improve your business. Check them out.

From the amended Lacey Act and combustible dust to wood as fuel potential, a peek behind today's headlines.

A look at the newest technology in edge processing.

The third of a four-part series highlights forest and wood certification updates, plus green marketing, from the second Dollars & Sense of Going Green Conference, held Nov. 19-20 in Schaumburg, IL.

By Karen Koenig -- What should you consider when buying drawer slides? Soft-close drawers are popular, but customers also look for practicality, such as price and the drawer's load capacity.

Custom millwork and store fixture manufacturer idX Corp. consolidates its eight facilities, using each plant’s capabilities and locations, to benefit its clients as well as the company as a whole.

Going green. It’s more than just the buzz phrase of today. It’s the directive for the future if we want to maintain our resources, and the environment, for the next generation and beyond.

Mark Richey Woodworking and Design expands its green initiatives with a new wind turbine at its Newburyport, MA, headquarters. It is just one of many initiatives that puts the company at the forefront of green efforts.

Harbor Industries reduces its carbon footprint by cutting energy usage at its corporate headquarters and manufacturing center.

Acoustic and electric guitar manufacturer Taylor Guitars helps the environment by recycling much of its manufacturing materials.