After 40 years in publishing I am retiring from fulltime work. This will be my last column in FDMC. (With a nod to Frederick Exley in the title.) I’ve seen many shops and have interviewed hundreds of woodworkers. I’m often asked what makes companies successful. Here are some of my own observations from visiting many successful companies. I have written about this in the past and have modified and changed a few things here.

REMODELING magazine launched a 'Home for Life' virtual tour that shows the aging population how to remodel a home for retirement years.

The wood furniture executive had been with the company for more than three decades.

The wood and home-improvement chain’s 36-year veteran will step down in March 2011.

Lowell F. Schwab, Senior Vice President, Global Operations to retire at end of fiscal year