Four Keys to Success in the Lumber Business

A new report from the Boston Consulting Group identifies a quartet of initiatives for getting ahead in the business. The lumber industry, like many in the country today, is a challenging one given all the complications from global supply chains, domestic construction trends and environmental considerations. So those trying to make a living working in […]

VIDEO: Does Your Company Lift?

Understanding the future that will move the woodworking industry. Check out Ethan’s furniture company at ethanabramson.com and connect with him on Instagram @thebuildwithethan.

When Is the Housing Market Going to Get Better?

Forecasting the return of new home construction has been an ongoing struggle this year… and so far, most of the experts have been wrong. It’s been the big question throughout the building trade for much of the past year and despite informed predictions that a combination of lower mortgage rates, built-up demand and a slowdown […]

Sumitomo Completes Teal Jones Mill Acquisition

The deal will allow the company to launch its first mass timber manufacturing facility in the U.S. For Tokyo-based Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd, the purchase of Teal Jones Louisiana Holdings LLC gives it the capabilities to produce dimension lumber and other materials for homes and multi-family buildings in addition to being able to get into […]

New York City Gets Its First Completed Mass Timber Structure

Much of the rest of the country has been into mass timber for years but now the nation’s largest city is in the game too. It took the 2022 New York City Building Code to formally recognize CLT (cross-laminated timber) as a permitted building material but now a five-story apartment building in the Clinton Hill […]

Lowe’s and Home Depot Lead Texas Flood Relief

Adding to efforts by local businesses and organizations, the two big national chains are making big donations to help. The recent deadly floods in the Hill Country of central Texas have devastated the local area with the loss of life and property. As local groups start to roll out donations and programs to help the […]