Mass timber is transforming how America builds—but supply hasn’t kept pace with demand. A gap in domestic manufacturing has slowed widespread adoption, leaving many developers with few options beyond overseas suppliers or traditional steel and concrete. Through strategic support from the USDA Forest Service Wood Innovations Program, the Forest Service is helping close that gap—boosting U.S. capacity, strengthening rural economies, and growing new markets for American wood.

Multifamily units completed reached 608,000 in 2024 — their highest level since 1986, according to NAHB analysis of the Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction. For the eighth consecutive year, most (54%) were high-density buildings comprising 50 or more units — a relatively new trend compared to early estimates in the series.

Homag GmbH won a preliminary injunction against a Chinese manufacturer IMAI for "serious patent infringement" of its edgebander technology. The Pro Edge NC680-LP-AR edgebander, exhibited by IMAI subsidiary Guangdong Super Machinery Technology at LIGNA, contained two joining devices, the combination of which infringes on Homag's European patent.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Rev-A-Shelf, a leader in innovative home organization and storage solutions, has acquired InnovaShelf floating shelf and cabinet bracket systems.This strategic acquisition follows the formal partnership between Rev-A-Shelf and InnovaShelf, which was publicly announced at the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) earlier this year. Starting August 1, 2025, as part of this agreement, all orders and distribution of InnovaShelf branded products will now be handled exclusively through Rev-A-Shelf.

A specialist in dust, fume, and smoke collection solutions, Lapp Millwright delivers comprehensive systems designed to meet the diverse needs of industrial and commercial operations across a range of sectors.

Following an overnight shooting on July 2, 2025, at the FXI Furniture plant in Baldwyn, Mississippi, police are actively seeking a unnamed gunman.

In what has been described as a victory for U.S. producers of hardwood and decorative plywood (HWDP), the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on July 3, 2025, found that there is a reasonable indication that imports from China, Indonesia, and Vietnam are materially injuring the U.S. HWDP industry, according to Wiley, a Washington-based law firm with experience in international trade.

Bliffert Lumber has merged with Jauquet Lumber Co. Inc., a family-owned business based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Founded in 1905, Jauquet Lumber has served Northeast Wisconsin for 120 years.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is offering two timber sales in July, totaling about 628,000 board feet to be harvested from 139 acres in central and northern Idaho. Timber produced from these sales will provide critical supplies for construction and other industries, and support jobs across local economies.

After funding 5 million seedlings for 289 projects, in 38 states and 4 foreign countries, the Hardwood Forestry Fund (HFF) has decided to voluntarily dissolve its operations. The Board announced its final distribution of $190,000 to the Arbor Day Foundation and One Tree Planted to implement Hardwood Tree plantings in line with the HFF’s mission and goals.