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Karen Koenig
Editor

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].

Cabinets

Cabinet sales up 9.3% in January

Cabinetry sales more than doubled in January, rising 9.3% for the month compared to January 2016, according to participating members in the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association's monthly Trend of Business Survey.

Woodworking Industry News

Residential furniture orders post 8% gain in November

Residential furniture orders rose 8 percent in November compared to the year prior, and 1 percent higher than October orders, according to the latest Furniture Insights survey of residential furniture manufacturers and distributors from Smith Leonard. New orders were up in November for 61 percent of the surveyed participants, compared to 52 percent which recorded an increase the month prior.

Event Coverage

Mexico's Magna ExpoMueblera: Successful woodworking show

Preliminary figures for Magna ExpoMueblera, Mexico's largest wood and furniture industry trade show indicate the 23rd annual event was a "resounding success," according to show management. Held Jan. 18-21 at the Centro Banamex exhibition center in Mexico City, it was the first time that the show took place under the management of Deutsche Messe AG, represented by its local subsidiary Hannover Fairs México.