Stanley Furniture revamped its operations to bring its Young America youth furniture line back to the USA.

For the past seven years, WMIA's Wooden Globe awards have been produced by students from the four year wood college program at Pittsburg State University in Kansas. The process usually includes three kids and takes roughly two days to produce the Globes.

Nucraft Furniture has received recognition for its furniture designs and sustainable manufacturing. The contract furniture manufacturer is based in Comstock, MI.

Investments in technology help Koetter Woodworking to survive — and thrive. The company was named 2013 Innovator of the Year by the Woodworking Machinery Industry Association.