LL Flooring Could Be Liquidating Its Entire Company
One of the biggest retailers of wood products filed bankruptcy and unless it finds a savior it could go out of business. We know just about every retailer in the home remodeling and home furnishings sector is struggling in the housing market downturn but LL Flooring seems to be worse off than most. The big […]
IWF 2024: We Have a Big Winner
IWF 2024 featured 1,093 exhibitors and thousands and thousands of buyer attendees in a four-day run of big buying and selling. Here’s a look back at all the action. Big Show [envira-gallery id=”18045″] Big Business [envira-gallery id=”18059″] Big Crowds [envira-gallery id=”18069″] Big Fun [envira-gallery id=”18082″] Big Partnerships IWF 2024 Show Site Brand Partners [envira-gallery id=”18093″]
That’s a Wrap for IWF ’24: See You in August 2026
This year’s International Woodworking Fair wrapped up earlier this month and preparations are already in place for 2026. The numbers were as big as some of the giant machinery and exhibitors’ products that filled the 1M+ square-foot footprint of the Georgia World Congress Center this month as an estimated 26,000 attendees from across the entire […]
Besse Forest Products Shutting Down 3 of 4 Facilities
The Wisconsin company blamed the industry downturn for its decision to shut down its mills in early August. Besse cited market conditions for its decision to shut down three of its four mills in Wisconsin, according to press reports. The filings to shut down were dated Aug. 1 and the company said it would begin […]
Atlanta Wood Foundation Reusing Trees, One at a Time
A new organization in the Georgia city is repurposing fallen trees for furniture and other secondary uses. Georgia has long been known for its forests and as a key supplier for lumber for the building trade. But an Atlanta non-profit organization is harvesting timber on a much smaller scale as a way to repurpose fallen […]
Window Boxes, Shelving, Picket Fences Among Top No-Demo Reno Projects
For homeowners looking to spruce up their homes a number of DIY projects using wood rank high on their to-do lists. As Americans continue to remain in their current homes, unable to move due to high mortgage rates and lack of supply, they are looking at do-it-yourself or low-cost renovations that can add value to […]
Ace Hardware Hits 5,000 Locations; 200 More on the Way This Year
The big retailer is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year with an aggressive expansion plan. With the recent opening of its 100th location in Henderson, NV, Ace is on pace to hit its goal of 200 new stores during calendar 2024. The dealer-owned retail cooperative saw 203 new stores last year and with this year’s […]
Dodge Index Shows 10.4% Jump for June
The Dodge Momentum Index measuring building planning offers encouraging news for the industry. The latest news from the Dodge Index shows that commercial planning, especially for data centers, increased 10.4 percent for June, providing an indicator that more construction projects are in the works. “Data centers continued to dominate planning projects in June, fueling another […]
Will LL Flooring Be Forced to File for Bankruptcy?
Speculation is rising that one of the wood industry’s most important retailers may be close to going into Chapter 11. Following a precipitous drop in sales – down 21.7 percent this year – and with its share price tumbling more than 70 percent since the start of the year, the big retailer may be weighing […]
Big Developers Love Timber Buildings
Announcements from two of the biggest developers in the business offer encouraging news for the timber building business. It was good news for the mass timber building sector at the recent National Association of Real Estate Editors in Austin as two of the biggest commercial developers said that wooden buildings are leasing up faster and […]