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Karen Koenig
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Karen M. Koenig has more than 30 years of experience in the woodworking industry, including visits to wood products manufacturing facilities throughout North America, Europe and Asia. As editor of special publications under the Woodworking Network brand, including the Red Book Best Practices resource guide and website, Karen’s responsibilities include writing, editing and coordinating of editorial content. She is also a contributor to FDMC and other Woodworking Network online and print media owned by CCI Media. She can be reached at [email protected]

Woodworking Industry News

Ison Furniture, Dogwood Global to open facilities in Virginia, create 200 jobs

PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va.—  Ison Furniture Manufacturing Inc. will invest $3.5 million to acquire and renovate the former A.C. Furniture Co. facility in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. The North Carolina-based Ison will also use the money to purchase new equipment for the assembly and full production of its upholstered furniture products, according to a statement from Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam.

Event Coverage

MMPA announces dates for Fall Tech Ed 2020 virtual series

WOODLAND, Calif. — The Moulding & Millwork Producers Association has announced dates for its Fall Tech Ed 2020 Virtual Series, which kicks off Nov. 5 and runs through Jan. 7, 2021. The weekly sessions will be held each Thursday beginning at 11:00 AM Pacific Time. The series will skip the weeks of the U.S. holidays of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Eve.

Woodworking Industry News

Hooker Furniture's HMI division to open $23.5 million Georgia distribution center

HIGH POINT, N.C. — Home Meridian International (HMI), a division of Hooker Furniture Corp., will consolidate its East Coast warehousing operations in a new 800,000-square-foot distribution facility in Liberty County, Georgia. The state-of-the-art distribution center, a $23.5 million investment,  is expected to be fully operational by fall 2021 and should add 50 new jobs to the area.