Submission Period Opens for AWIEF Grant Program

The Architectural Woodwork Institute Education Foundation is now accepting submissions through March 31, 2027. The AWI Education Foundation received 40 applications for its 2026 Grant Program last year from schools to purchase equipment for their woodworking programs, a record-breaking number. It awarded $186,120 to 26 schools from across the country. “This year, four schools committed […]

Pritzker Award-Winning Architect’s New Book Is All About Wood

Japanese architect Shigeru Ban’s new book, Timber in Architecture, highlights his love for working with wood for more than four decades. The boom in mass-timber construction is getting plenty of headlines these days but for Pritzker award-winning architect Shigeru Ban it’s old news as he’s been building structures made of wood for more than 40 […]

SBA $28.6B Fund to Revive Restaurants Covers Remodeling, Furniture

Restaurants are frequent clients of cabinet makers and millwork shops, so the funds could spell indirect benefits for woodworkers as well.

USA Millwork Rebrands Five Subsidiaries with National Name

Denver, CO—USA Millwork says that in November it began renaming its five subsidiary companies, including those with well-known architectural woodworking names like Mission Bell and O’Keefe, to better incorporate its national brand. USA Millwork was founded in 2017 with the purchase of four regional leaders in millwork and case goods. The consolidated company provides planning-to-completion […]