Since 2022, national charity Forests Canada and the Greenbelt Foundation have partnered to plant 750,000 trees and now have their sights set on hitting the one-million-tree milestone in the fall after announcing the planting of another 250,000 trees in the Greenbelt this year.

Decks & Docks Company, a distributor of composite decking and outdoor living building products, has acquired J&W Lumber, a provider of outdoor building materials throughout Southern California. This transaction represents a significant milestone in Decks & Docks’ ongoing geographic expansion as it embarks on its West Coast expansion through J&W’s six retail locations.

Genesis Products has launched its new line of RV countertops featuring EverCore, a new high-performance composite countertop platform engineered to give RV manufacturers a premium alternative to traditional laminate and solid surface materials.

National nonresidential construction spending increased 0.1% in April, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $1.25 trillion.

Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026, a nationwide initiative presented by Craft in America and timed to the country’s Semiquincentennial, announced its educational programming.

The Furni­ture Society has taken stew­ard­ship of the $25,000 unre­stricted John D. Mineck Fellow­ship that is awarded to support emerg­ing and early-career furniture makers.

TEMPE, Ariz. — Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in May for the fifth consecutive month, say the nation's supply executives in the latest ISM Manufacturing PMI Report. Among the positive news, furniture and related products was one of the bright spots, while the wood products industry struggled. The report was issued today by Susan Spence, MBA, Chair of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee.Here is a look at some of the categories surveyed and how furniture and wood products fare:

Controversial MillerKnoll Inc. president and CEO Andi Owen will officially retire on June 30, 2026, and has begun a leave of absence from the company, effective immediately.

U.S. Representatives Glenn Thompson (R-PA) and Andrea Salinas (D-OR) introduced the Mass Timber Federal Buildings Act. This marks the third consecutive year that legislation promoting mass timber for federal contract was introduced.