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Larry Adams is a Chicago-based writer and editor who writes about how things get done. A former wire service and community newspaper reporter, Larry is an award-winning writer with more than three decades of experience. In addition to writing about woodworking, he has covered science, metrology, metalworking, industrial design, quality control, imaging, Swiss and micromanufacturing . He was previously a Tabbie Award winner for his coverage of nano-based coatings technology for the automotive industry. Larry volunteers for the historic preservation group, the Kalo Foundation/Ianelli Studios, and the science-based group, Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C2ST).
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- Third Bench, through a general contractor customer, is supplying millwork and related products to the development of the 300-acre Netflix Campus in Mesa Del Sol near Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Netlfix Campus is dedicated to the production operations for Netflix Studios.
Groupe Lebel to build $40 million wood pellet plant
Groupe Lebel plans to build a wood pellet plant on the Cacouna, Quebec, site it has occupied since 2002.

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Larry Adams,
April 21, 2022 | 11:26 am CDT
Furniture maker adds 100 Jobs with $6 million expansion
Vanguard Furniture to invest nearly $6 million in Morganton

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Larry Adams,
April 20, 2022 | 5:51 pm CDT
Bankruptcy ends cabinet company's fan-fare beginning
William Penn Cabinetry, the cabinet company that started with so much promise and fanfare filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on April 7, and is unlikely to re-open.

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Larry Adams,
April 20, 2022 | 5:40 pm CDT
Trendway's top selling products awarded sustainability certification
HOLLAND, Mich. – Trendway announced that its architectural products, Trendwall and Volo Wall, and systems products Capture, Choices, Instrinsic, Pack Storage and Desking and Trig, have earned Level 2 sustainability certification by the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers (BIFMA).

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Larry Adams,
April 19, 2022 | 1:56 pm CDT
Child's chair doubles as storage bin
Made from ultra-light and environmentally friendly Garnica Birch plywood, the new TyL Chair for kids "rethinks what a chair can do."

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Larry Adams,
April 19, 2022 | 10:41 am CDT
Hettich poised for future growth
The Hettich group of companies, one of the world's largest manufacturers of furniture fittings with headquarters in Kirchlengern, Germany, generated sales of around €1.35 billion in 2021or about $1.5 billion U.S.

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Larry Adams,
April 18, 2022 | 6:03 pm CDT
Northwest Hardwoods relocates headquarters
Northwest Hardwoods relocated its head office from Tacoma, Washington, to Frisco, Texas.

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Larry Adams,
April 18, 2022 | 5:34 pm CDT
Founder of Ashley Furniture receives Horatio Alger Award
Horatio Alger Association names 16 outstanding individuals, each of whom has overcome adversity to achieve professional and personal success, to its Member Class of 2022.

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Larry Adams,
April 17, 2022 | 10:22 am CDT
Ukraine war drives up UK furniture prices
Furniture prices in the UK are set to race higher as the Russia-Ukraine war pushes up the cost of key materials such as timber.

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Larry Adams,
April 17, 2022 | 9:39 am CDT