Doug Mockett & Company is expanding its outreach to schools and increasing professional opportunities for students with the 40th annual Mockett Design Competition. The deadline has been extended to December 12, 2025. And a new, customizable marketing kit has been released.

Annual expenditures for improvements and maintenance to owner-occupied homes are expected to soften in 2026, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) released by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.

Participants are encouraged to post their efforts on social media using the hashtags #84LungesChallenge and #HireAVeteran, while tagging friends, colleagues, or companies to take the challenge and spread the word.

Jackson will be responsible for leading the corporate affairs strategy and stakeholder engagement across the region, including government relations, media, industry partnerships, and community outreach.

The American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance (AKCA) hosted a panel discussion with U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville, Congressman Joe Wilson, and CEOs regarding the flood of unfairly traded cabinet imports from Cambodia, Malaysia, Mexico, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam that is threatening a more than $12 billion industry.

The Montana Department of Commerce Wood Products Revolving Loan Fund is now accepting new applications. The relaunch includes significant improvements to streamline access to capital, expand financing options and better support businesses in Montana’s wood products industry.

The Consumer Price Index increased from 2.4% in May to 2.7% in June year-over-year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ report. Despite the increase, core inflation came in softer than expected, suggesting full tariff impacts will likely push inflation even higher in the coming months.

Construction input prices increased 0.2% in June compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data.

Total Finishing Solutions (TFS), a manufacturer of finishing equipment and integrated system solutions, has partnered with Cerakure, a manufacturer of high-performance gas and propane-fired catalytic ovens.

Steves & Sons has appointed four men to key leadership roles within the company. These appointments, along with the expansion of the company’s Brigham City, Utah facility, support its growth in priority markets across the United States.