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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]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) has introduced the Stop Tip-Overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth (STURDY) Act of 2019 which would require the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a mandatory stability standard for clothing storage furniture.
A new brand of architectural woodwork
USA Millwork unites four regional companies to create a nationwide powerhouse: Cabinets by Design, IBS Millwork, Freelance Millwork and O'Keefe Millwork.
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Karen M. Koenig,
April 25, 2019 | 3:32 pm CDT
Canfor temporarily curtails production at BC lumber mills
Canfor is temporarily curtailing operations at all its British Columbia sawmills effective April 29. The forest products giant cited low lumber prices and the high cost of fiber for the closures.
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Karen M. Koenig,
April 25, 2019 | 9:45 am CDT
Woodworking Industry 40 Under 40
Celebrate the wood industry's 40 under 40: Entries close May 10
This annual program pays tribute to young entrepreneurs, innovators and motivators.
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Karen M. Koenig,
April 23, 2019 | 4:09 pm CDT
ITC preliminary investigation finds U.S. cabinetmakers harmed by Chinese imports
In a 4-0 vote, the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined that "there is a reasonable indication" that American cabinetry manufacturers are being harmed by Chinese imports of wooden cabinets and vanities.
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Karen M. Koenig,
April 22, 2019 | 11:43 am CDT
Columbia Forest Products closes Arkansas hardwood plywood mill, cites imports' impact
Citing lost business from the sustained impact of imported Chinese cabinets and plywood, Columbia Forest Products said it will permanently close its Trumann, Arkansas hardwood plywood facility. The company said the closure is projected to take place sometime this fall.
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Karen M. Koenig,
April 18, 2019 | 9:13 am CDT
Arauco's $450 million particleboard operation open for business
Arauco's 820,000-square-foot facility houses North America’s largest-capacity, single-line particleboard press, two thermally fused laminate (TFL) lines and a large warehouse. It is the first new U.S. greenfield composite mill in about 20 years.
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Karen M. Koenig,
April 16, 2019 | 8:20 pm CDT
U.S. Customs cracks down on hardwood plywood tariff evaders
U.S. Customs and Border Protection's twitter feed last month noted the agency's success in rooting out merchandise misclassified as ready-to-assemble kitchen cabinetry instead of the hardwood plywood panels actually contained in the cargo.
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Karen M. Koenig,
April 10, 2019 | 11:28 am CDT
U.S. launches trade investigation on Chinese cabinetry
The U.S. Department of Commerce has initiated an antidumping duty and countervailing duty investigation on wooden cabinetry and vanities imported from China to determine whether they are being unfairly subsidized and dumped in the U.S. market.
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Karen M. Koenig,
March 28, 2019 | 1:51 pm CDT
Get ready for woodworking’s largest events: Ligna & interzum
The biennial woodworking shows take place in Germany, in May.
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Karen M. Koenig,
March 28, 2019 | 8:54 am CDT