Home Depot & Lowe’s: Who’s Winning the Pro Market?
The two giant home remodeling retail chains have been doubling down their efforts to serve the professional market. It was Lowe’s that made the latest move in this back-and-forth competition to enhance their contractor sectors with its purchase of Foundation Building Materials last month. The $8.8 billion deal is expected to close in the fourth […]
VIDEO – Special Edition – IWF names the Tunnel to Towers Foundation as Woodworking Manufacturing Month 2025 national beneficiary
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Will New Trump Tariffs Bring U.S. Furniture Production Back?
Duties on imported furniture could go up substantially but insiders say the return of domestic production remains a challenge. The furniture industry has been subject to the back-and-forth fight over tariff policies as much as virtually any other sector in the American market, with key supplying nations including China, Vietnam and India all being subjected […]
The Lumber Tariff Wars Continue with Canada
Trying to keep track of the latest developments in trade between the U.S. and Canada is a daunting task, especially when it comes to lumber. Even as the two countries appear to have stepped back from the ledge when it comes to retaliatory tariffs – at least for now – lumber continues to be in […]
Ace Hardware Will Open 175 Stores This Year
The big hardware chain has already opened 100 new locations this year, part of its nationwide expansion effort. The chain is now up to almost 5,200 retail stores around the country with these latest openings, and more are on the way. With more than 8,700 locally owned and operated stores globally, Ace Hardware says it […]
Meta and Microsoft Latest Mass Timber Converts
The two giant tech companies better known for software than hard timber are using the material for new data centers. For massive technology companies like Meta (many of us still call it Facebook) and Microsoft, it’s usually all about bits and bytes but each of these two giants is now using mass timber construction technology […]
Hacker Named National Sales Manager for JLT Clamps
The long-time company veteran will manage multiple areas for the New York State-based company. Christopher J. Hacker has been with the parent company, James L. Taylor Manufacturing Co., for 35 years and in his new role will oversee sales, marketing, service and growth for the JLT Clamps machinery line for North America, which is manufactured […]