Toddler dies when dresser tips over
A 2-year-old girl was fatally crushed by an antique dresser while trying to reach one of her toys.
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Larry Adams,
May 19, 2026 | 1:00 pm CDT
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Genesis Products launches garage line, partners with Homes For Our Troops
Genesis Products has launched XClad Cabinets, a new premium garage cabinetry line "designed to deliver the durability of metal with the warmth and functionality of engineered wood." The launch also marks a new partnership with Homes For Our Troops, a nonprofit dedicated to building specially adapted custom homes for severely injured post-9/11 Veterans.
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Larry Adams,
May 19, 2026 | 11:25 am CDT
Crafting Scala: How a 17,000-pound sculpture came to be
Of the many works built by Chicago-based Navillus Woodworks', one of the most impressive is an 8.5-ton sculpture that hangs on the University of Illinois Chicago campus. The piece made of wood combines Caribbean architectural heritage with communal gathering concepts that "create a vast, textured visual plane" that hangs in the building’s atrium space
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Larry Adams,
May 19, 2026 | 11:16 am CDT
Würth Louis and Company to showcase manufacturing solutions at open house
Würth Louis and Company will host its 2026 Open House and Demo Days on June 3–4, providing woodworking and cabinet manufacturing professionals with hands-on access to advanced machinery, surfacing products, coatings, hardware, and workflow solutions.
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Larry Adams,
May 19, 2026 | 8:14 am CDT
Builders FirstSource announces COO and CHRO Succession Plan
Builders FirstSource, Inc. announced that as part of a planned leadership transition, Mike Hiller has been appointed Chief Operating Officer-Designate, succeeding Steve Herron, who will retire on December 31, 2026.
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Larry Adams,
May 19, 2026 | 7:39 am CDT
Laguna Tools names new president, CEO
Laguna Tools has named Matthew Thackray as its president, which became effective April 1, 2026, and as its chief executive officer, effective June 1, 2026.
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Larry Adams,
May 19, 2026 | 5:06 am CDT
Georgia timber mill reopens after being closed for 25 years
A sawmill that once stood as the largest east of the Mississippi River in the 1990s has reopened, offering relief to Georgia’s timber industry as it struggles with mill closures, Hurricane Helene damage, and recent wildfires, according to a report from WRDW.com.
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Larry Adams,
May 18, 2026 | 9:43 am CDT
Luxury furniture brand, Siena Home, expands custom furniture offering
Siena Home, a U.S.-based luxury furniture brand specializing in bespoke interior solutions, has announced the expansion of its fully custom furniture offering, reinforcing its position in the premium home furnishings market through handcrafted, made-to-order production.
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Larry Adams,
May 18, 2026 | 8:50 am CDT
Realizing a customer’s vision
Nestled on a quiet, idyllic suburban street, quaintly called a business district, is a small custom closet company, Ravinia Custom Closets. The shop, set in the middle of a block of a charming mix of small businesses from dining and drinks, to a bookstore and antique shop, violin build and restoration house, arts and crafts, and even an “ole-timey” speakeasy, has brought a vision to reality for hundreds of customers.
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Larry Adams,
May 18, 2026 | 7:31 am CDT
KCMA signs letter in support of International Trade Crimes Act
RESTON, Va. — On May 4, the Coalition for a Prosperous America and the Alliance for Trade EnforcementNOW sent a letter to the House Judiciary Committee urging passage of the Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act (PAIL Act), a bipartisan, bicameral bill that the groups say "would strengthen the Department of Justice’s enforcement against trade-related crimes."
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Larry Adams,
May 18, 2026 | 7:26 am CDT
