The opening day of the 2026 Closets Conference & Expo delivered a look at the closet industry, from high-tech manufacturing and emerging design trends to the core strategic business practices required to scale successfully.

Wood Pro Expo Florida convention and conference kicked off the morning of June 30 with a baseball legend and later tackled some of the most pragmatic and practical issues facing woodworkers, cabinet makers, closet manufacturers and more.

The design of Symboplus' new office preserves the original timber structure as much as possible. Rather than pursuing visual impact, the project focuses on continuity―between architecture, material, and time.

The FENIX collection is designed for commercial and residential interior use across a wide range of applications.

The fire originally formed when multiple smaller blazes, including the Knowles and Gore fires, merged across Mesa and Grand counties. As an active complex incident, it has burned more than 28,000 acres of remote terrain and canyons just south of the Colorado River. The 28,000-acre fire along the Colorado-Utah border is now being managed under Snyder Fire.

In 2024, the society announced 40 saplings from the muster tree have been made, thanks to the city of Delavan’s arborist, Deb Meeker. In the coming years, the young trees will be planted around the city of Delavan, and some will be used for fundraising.

Higharc generates homes as spatial databases — capturing code requirements, construction standards and geometry — and creates the structured data foundation required for production-grade AI.

The Homes for Hometown Vets pilot program is designed to expand affordable housing options for veterans by developing small, energy‑efficient homes (approximately 700–800 sq. ft.) located near critical resources that support a high quality of life.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Local contractor, Michael Trail (47) of M&M Cabinets of North Florida, Inc., has been arrested and charged with Grand Theft and Scheme to Defraud.In April 2026, the Lafayette County Sheriff's Office contacted the SJSO Property Crimes Unit with information about a grand theft and scheme to defraud case involving victims in St. Johns County. 

Arthur Garfield "Art" Raymond, Jr., a furniture icon for nearly half a century has died. He was 78.