News, Updates, & Press Releases

Keep up-to-date on the latest happenings in the woodworking industry. Woodworking Network provides news & updates for the professional woodworking and closets & organized storage industries in North America.

 

Woodworking Industry News

Louisiana sawmill invests $21M to rebuild after 2025 fire, creating 77 new jobs

C&C Forest Products announced it is investing over $21 million to rebuild its Coushatta sawmill following a 2025 fire, repositioning the facility as a more efficient, cost-competitive specialty lumber and timber operation. The company is expected to create 77 direct new jobs with an average annual salary of $65,260, which is 34% above the average Red River Parish wage, while retaining 27 current positions.

Canadian News

Hexagon acquires Planit Canada software company

COBHAM, United Kingdom — Hexagon’s Production Software Division has acquired Planit Canada, the world’s second-largest reseller of Cabinet Vision, strengthening its direct presence in the Canadian woodworking software market.Details of the transaction were not immediately available.

Woodworking Industry News

ABC: All but six states had construction unemployment rates below 10% in March

WASHINGTON — The national March not seasonally adjusted construction unemployment rate was 6.7%, a 1.3% increase from March 2025, according to a state-by-state analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released today by Associated Builders and Contractors. The analysis found that only two states—Louisiana and Ohio—had lower estimated construction unemployment rates over the same period, four had the same rate and 44 had higher rates. All but six states had construction unemployment rates below 10%.