One of the interesting things about working on a publication like Surface & Panel is the underlying themes that come out during production. In this issue, innovation kept presenting in terms of how goods actually come to market.

 Here is an interesting little piece from Better Homes and Gardens about Four Ways to Get the Look of Granite Countertops.

The secondary panel processing industry is truly an international language. Visit plants in Moscow, Shanghai, Bogota or Chicago and you will find striking similarities.

Innovation by definition is “to make changes.” It is also a running theme in the industry events of 2011. During the extended recessionary period bold companies did not sit on their hands...