In March of 2021, a hail storm destroyed much of the roof on the 15,000-square-foot building that houses Goebel & Co. Furniture. In 2023, two and a half years later, the St. Louis-based furniture manufacturer is still battling water leaks from the still-damaged roof and fighting in federal court its insurance company.

Mike Carson and his team at Inspired Closets opened a new showroom in the Design Resource Center of The Mart Chicago.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The Executive Briefing Conference, set to take place Sept. 26-28 at the Broadmoor, is in no small measure made possible through the financial support of its sponsors.

More than 533 employees in North Carolina, and about 800 total nationwide, have been laid off from Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams company in North Carolina, including 440 employees at the Taylorsville site, 47 at the Statesville site, and 46 employees at the Hiddenite site, as per the company’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice.

BID Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Industrial Cutting Solutions, supplier and service provider of high-quality saws. The company said that the transaction deepens its geographic and product offering in the wood processing saw and tooling segment and further expands BID’s industry-leading operational life cycle product and service offerings.

Long a staple in many homes, the kitchen island has evolved into an area for storage, remote work area, seating area and more. Closet design pros are also taking advantage of these versatile fixtures.

MANHEIM, Pa. – End Grain Design and Reclaimed Lumber, a supplier of re-purposed lumber salvaged from support beams, rafters, barn siding, and flooring from old structures, will display at Wood Pro Expo Lancaster, Oct. 12-13 at Spooky Nook Sports.

Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams ceased operations on Saturday, Aug. 26, and the abrupt notice was not just a fast-moving action for workers, but seemingly for management as well. Chris Moye, interim CEO, told the Woodworking Network that, “Given the speed this came upon us, closing was the best option in a set of bad options.” 

Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams has abruptly shut down its operations telling its employees by letter and email that the company has "recently and unexpectedly learned that we are unable to secure critical financing to continue business operations. "In the wake of this unfortunate development, the Company will sadly need to wind down operations and terminate the employment of our employees beginning on August 26, 2023."

Former employees of the now-defunct Klaussner Home Furnishings got more bad news when the company emailed them letting them know that their health benefits were going to end a week before the workers were promised.