SkillsUSA announced winners from its championship held its 47th annual National Leadership and Skills Conference in Kansas City, June 20-24

Kids Making It is an award-winning program based in Wilmington, North Carolina, that works with at-risk youths, teaching them woodworking skills while mentoring them to stay in school.

A new study finds that while 78% of Americans believe manufacturing is vital to our economic prosperity, only 30% of them would encourage their kids to pursue a manufacturing career.

Software manufacturer Planit was recognized by Harper Creek High School for its years of support to the woodworking education program.

When meeting a new peer or professor during my college days, the conversation often went like this: What is your major? “Furniture studies,” I’d reply. So is that a real major or…? And we’d transition to a conversation on how, why and what will you do with that?

International Woodworking Fair advance news includes Oliver Machinery, TigerStop, Roger Shaw & Associates, Planit, and 20-20 Technologies. Video previews and IWF 2010 news is posted continuously at woodworkingnetwork.com/iwf

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