Awards and Recognition

Jake’s Creative Woodworks Earns Third Consecutive National Ranking

Although the economy has faced some harsh times, Jake’s Creative Woodworks of rural Sedalia has earned a spot on the Wood 100 List for the third straight year.

Published annually in Wood and Wood Products magazine, the list ranks the nation’s fastest-growing woodworking companies by growth rate. Jake’s earned the 20th spot on the list with a growth of 39% in 2008 and a projected rate of 25% for 2009.

Established in 2003, Jake’s Creative Woodworks currently...
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Number 8 in Wood and Wood Products' Wood 100

If it were a Billboard list, you’d be hearing Jake’s Creative Woodworks every time you turned on the radio. As it is, the list is a national compilation of woodworking companies, and Jake’s Creative Woodworks has earned the No. 8 spot.

This is the second consecutive year that Jake’s Creative Woodworks in rural Sedalia made the Wood 100 report, which ranks the nation’s fastest-growing woodworking companies by growth rate. The list is published annually in Woo...
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Number 42 in Wood and Wood Products' Wood 100

Jake Gieschen didn’t originally intend to start his own custom cabinet shop. Woodworking was a hobby and a skill that eventually evolved into a business.

“I started out building small furniture pieces in a two-car garage,” said Gieschen, “Then, I was asked to do a kitchen, and when I finished it, I started showing pictures to contractors.”

One thing led to another, and soon, Gieschen, who had been working for another cabinetmaker, decided to start ...
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Jake’s Woodwork Reports Expansion

Owner Jake Gieschen addressed a small crowd during an Economic Development Sedalia-Pettis County announcement Wednesday morning regarding the company’s expansion, which brings the total square footage to just under 20,000. This is the fourth expansion for the company, which was founded in 2003.
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