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Karen M. Koenig has more than 35 years of experience in the woodworking industry, including visits to wood products manufacturing facilities throughout North America, Europe and Asia. As senior editor, her responsibilities include writing and editing for Woodworking Network publications FDMC Magazine and Closets & Organized Storage Magazine, as well as the website. She also oversees many of Woodworking Network's special projects and programs, including Red Book: Resource Guide for Best Practice, FDMC 300, 40 Under 40, and the Wood Industry Market Leaders. She can be reached at [email protected].
More than a dozen closet and home organization firms made the 2017 WOOD 100 list.
Cabinet sales up 3.7% in October: KCMA survey
RESTON, Va. - Cabinet sales rose 3.7% in October compared to 2016 figures, following a drop in September. According to participating members in the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association's (KCMA) monthly Trend of Business Survey, stock cabinet sales in October grew 5.8%, semi-custom sales increased 1.0%, while custom cabinet sales also rose 5.4% compared to the same period last year.
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Karen M. Koenig,
November 30, 2017 | 4:18 pm CST
Patrick acquires LMI, $81 million building products and RV parts maker
Patrick Industries has completed its $81 million acquisition of LMI Inc., a provider of specialty building and RV products, including items for closets and the bathroom
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Karen M. Koenig,
November 30, 2017 | 12:29 pm CST
Steelcase to acquire office furniture maker AMQ Solutions
Steelcase Inc. has announced plans to acquire AMQ Solutions, a Southern California-based provider of height adjustable desking, benching and seating for open office and collaborative environments, and training rooms.
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Karen M. Koenig,
November 28, 2017 | 2:37 pm CST
United Furniture buys Lane from Heritage Home Group
Heritage Home Group is selling its Lane Furniture business to United Furniture Industries, including Lane's 750,000-sq.ft. upholstery plant and 202,000 sq.ft. Royal Development recliner mechanism facility.
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Karen M. Koenig,
November 22, 2017 | 9:47 am CST
Woodmont Cabinetry acquires Grandview Products
Woodmont Cabinetry has purchased Grandview Products, a large producer of made-to-order cabinetry sold nationwide. The acquisition was announced Nov. 17.
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Karen M. Koenig,
November 21, 2017 | 10:05 am CST
Uniboard launches digital design program for TFL
Designers and architects can now view patterns, colors and textures in a high-resolution digital format with Uniboard's new Design 360. The Design 360 TFL digital design program made its debut at WMS.
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Karen M. Koenig,
November 8, 2017 | 3:53 pm CST
Vision Machinery open house attracts record crowd
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A "record crowd" of woodworkers in Nevada and California were in attendance last week at an open house hosted by Vision Machinery, a dealer of Biesse Group technology and systems.
“This event was about double compared to what we did at the end-of-year open house last year in terms of attendance,” said Vision Machinery Founder & Owner Lonnie Campbell. He added that feedback on the company's manufacturer-level showroom "was fantastic."
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Karen M. Koenig,
November 8, 2017 | 12:12 pm CST
WMS 2017: Scenes around Canada's national wood industry event
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Thousands of woodworking professionals converged at WMS - the national event for Canada’s wood industry, for a look at new equipment, supplies and services for all segments of the industry. The biennial Woodworking Machinery & Supply Conference and Expo took place Nov. 2-4 at the International Centre in Mississauga (Toronto), Ontario.
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Karen M. Koenig,
November 4, 2017 | 9:07 am CDT
WMS draws record crowd on opening day
WMS - the national event for Canada’s wood industry, opened Nov. 2 to a steady stream of woodworking professionals on hand to see new equipment and supplies. More than 5,000 people are expected to attend the biennial event.
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Karen M. Koenig,
November 2, 2017 | 1:16 pm CDT