Woodworking Industry News
Craft in America announces Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026
Handwork 2026 will be a year-long collaboration among organizations, educators, and others to celebrate the diversity of crafts that define America in the spotlight.
Furniture worker gets 5 years in prison for embezzling $26 million
A Central Ohio man was sentenced in U.S. District Court here today to 60 months in prison for embezzling more than $26 million from his Columbus employer.
Senators introduce mass timber bill
U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced the Mass Timber Federal Buildings Act to promote the use of mass timber in federal building projects and military construction.
Memorial scheduled for James Scarlett
A Celebration of Life for James Scarlett, 45, the CEO of Scarlett Inc., who died April 12 when the plane he was piloting crashed in a wooden area of Tennessee. The memorial has been scheduled for Sunday, April 21, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m (EDT) at the Thousand Oaks Golf Club, 4100 Thousand Oaks Drive Northeast, Grand Rapids, MI 49525
Closets Conference & Expo News
Closets & Wood Pro Expo opening conferences
During his keynote, Daniel Eisenbarth encouraged attendees to change their mindsets, moving away from an operator to an owner mentality
Wood Pro Expo Illinois and Closets Expo ready to launch
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – A ribbon cutting ceremony scheduled for 9:55 a.m. Thursday, April 17, will officially mark the opening of the exhibitor hall for the inaugural Wood Pro Expo Illinois. Co-located with the Closets Expo, Wood Pro Expo, runs through Friday, April 19 at the Schaumburg Convention Center.
Manufacturing data rise, wood products showed significant gains
Significant gains were recorded in motor vehicles and parts, aerospace and miscellaneous transportation equipment, and wood products.
Winners of ISFD competition for students and craftsmen
This year marks the fifth annual juried competition that highlights professional and student craftsmen. The finalists and winning projects will e displayed at the Hall of Fame building in High Point, North Carolina.
Plane crash investigation progressing
More details are emerging in the plane crash that took the life of industry executive James Scarlett, CEO of Scarlett Inc.The aircraft, a single-engine, Piper PA-32 Saratoga plane, crashed on April 12 in the woods near the Claxton, Tennessee, community in Anderson County. The Anderson County Sherriff's Office reported that the plane broke apart in flight and luggage and parts of the plane were scattered throughout the wooded area.