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Larry Adams
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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).

Cabinets

KCMA commits to stand firm on tariff fight

The Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association is standing firm on its antidumping and countervailing fight with the board literally standing shoulder to shoulder on a dais at the group’s annual spring meeting in support of these efforts. “We're going to continue to fight for our fair trade agenda,” said Jeff Gulledge, president of Montgomery, Alabama-based Bishop Cabinets and the incoming chairman of the association board. “We've seen the real dollars, $4.9 billion, by seeing this enforced properly. And we're going to continue to stay the course.”
By Larry Adams, April 28, 2023 | 10:38 am CDT

Woodworking Industry News

Pending home sales decreased 5.2% in March

WASHINGTON – Pending home sales decreased in March for the first time since November 2022, according to the National Association of Realtors. Three U.S. regions posted monthly losses, while the South increased. All four regions saw year-over-year declines in transactions. The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) – a forward-looking indicator of home sales based on contract signings – waned by 5.2% to 78.9 in March. Year over year, pending transactions dropped by 23.2%. An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001.
By Larry Adams, April 28, 2023 | 9:12 am CDT

Woodworking Industry News

CEO sells $30 million sawmill and laminate wood flooring factories for $1

The CEO of a company that plans to ship wood from Africa to the United States and use a patent-pending CO-Tech system to dry the lumber in route has sold his sawmill and laminate wood flooring facilities, valued at $30 million, for $1. Caravelle International Group, a global ocean technology company, announced that the Company's CEO Dr. Guohua Zhang has sold Penxing Gabon SARL to Caravelle. 
By Larry Adams, April 28, 2023 | 7:24 am CDT