New Show Coming: IWF West debuts August 25 – 27, 2027, in San Antonio.
Exactly one year from IWF 2026 opening day, IWF West premieres in San Antonio as North American woodworking’s newest trade show and conference.
Construction Spending Ticks Up in May, Continuing Uneven Path
The building industry has been on a roller coaster ride the past year and that continued in May – in a good way – when spending in the U.S. beat expectations. Construction spending is still in recovery mode and is unlikely to hit the highs of the early years of the pandemic when the country […]
Forest Wildfire Smoke Signals Bigger Issues for Lumber Industry
Smoke from those Canadian forest wildfires is not only wreaking havoc with outdoor activities in the U.S. but also driving up lumber prices and shutting down sawmills north of the border. The fires were an inconvenience and health hazard to those going outside and even resulted in some Major League Baseball games being canceled but […]
Lumber Producers Seeing Wall Street Gains Thanks to Housing Rebound
As home builders’ stock prices climb due to the rebound in the overall housing market this spring and are projected to continue into the summer, another group is benefiting too: the companies producing all that lumber to build those houses. A housing market that has seen few existing homes going up for sale due to […]
Hood Distribution Westward Bound
With a new facility now under construction in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, Hood Distribution will add to its network of facilities servicing the wood products industry. Hood Distribution has begun work on its new state-of-the-art facility in the Dallas-Fort Worth market, scheduled to open by the end of the year. “The new branch will include […]
The World’s Largest Wooden City Set for Stockholm, Sweden
In yet another benchmark moment for the Mass Timber movement, construction will start in Sweden in 2025 on what is being called the “world’s largest wooden city.” It will span more than 60 acres and include over 2,000 homes and 7,000 offices space and when the first phase opens in 2027, Stockholm Wood City will […]
Artificial Intelligence & Manufacturing
In the past year, Artificial Intelligence has grown rapidly. Artificial Intelligence (AI) now has the potential to revolutionize the way all businesses operate, bringing about transformative change across various industries. With its advanced data analysis capabilities and machine learning algorithms, AI enables companies large and small to make data-driven decisions and optimize day-to-day processes. From […]