The challenge encourages people of all skill levels to design, build and showcase their most innovative, space-saving solutions. Whether it's folding furniture, wall-mounted storage, nesting tables, or compact workstations, the goal is to prove that even the smallest spaces can work smarter. Grand prize total a $2,500 Rockler Gift Card, a Rockler prize package, and a featured spot in Rockler's social media and email channels.

New residential furniture orders rose 1% in January compared to the previous month, and were flat compared to January 2025's numbers, according to the March issue of Furniture Insights, produced by Smith Leonard.

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire the equity interests and substantially all assets of F9 Brands, Inc., which owns and operates Cabinets To Go, Lumber Liquidators, Gracious Home / Thos. Baker, and Southwind Building Products. The deal is valued at $150 million

The family of a 23-year-old worker in Joliet who lost his life in 2024 by falling down an elevator shaft inside an older industrial building on the city's east side, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Lance Surges and First Midwest Bank Land Trust No. 6329, as well as L. Surges Custom Woodwork and Pio's General Construction.

New South Lumber Company Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Canfor Southern Pine, Inc., is investing $10.5 million to expand operations at its Mobile County facility, a move that will retain more than 250 jobs and strengthen the region’s position in the forest products industry.

To strengthen access to specialty building products for LBM dealer customers in the Southeast, Weyerhaeuser has selected Gallatin, Tennessee, for its 22nd distribution center. This greenfield project will be the company’s first distribution facility in Tennessee.

Mass-timber built structures are being constructed at a breakneck pace around the world, in metro area and converted rural locations, from residential buildings to office complexes and in greater numbers to data centers and big tech office spaces.

The U.S. labor market showed signs of a modest rebound in March following a weak February, as payroll employment increased and the unemployment rate edged down to 4.3%. Job growth was led by healthcare, construction, and transportation and warehousing.

The update allows cabinet manufacturers to provide a more convenient way for dealers and designers to navigate online catalogs by not only matching tone and wood species, but now detecting grain pattern, glaze, distress level, sheen, and even distinguishing between engineered material and real wood. All from a single inspiration photo.