Amish craftsmen, who provide furniture to Amish Furniture Outlet in Grand Island, are visiting the store today. They were also in the store on Friday. “We stopped at stores all the way down here,” ...

ARCOLA -- Kauffman Amish Furniture Outlet continues to be a destination for shoppers looking for locally made products in Illinois’ Amish country. Owner Kevin Kauffman opened the store at 468 E.

LADY LAKE – Arthur and Janene Miller were barreling along Interstate 81 in northeastern Pennsylvania last fall, their tractor-trailer loaded with freight, their minds focused on a delivery deadline.

ARCOLA, Ill. -- The bright blue logo on the sign in front of Kauffman Amish Furniture Outlet signifies a new destination for shoppers looking for locally made products in Illinois’ Amish Country.

FLINT — Even with a strong culture of minimalism and uniformity, the Amish have found their own “Sunday best” to display: quilts. “In this very sheltered environment without interaction with ...

Some US studios are bringing manufacturing back home. In Pennsylvania, Amish and Mennonite craftspeople are playing a pivotal role, offering a hands-on approach to American wooden-furniture production ...