News, Updates, & Press Releases

Keep up-to-date on the latest happenings in the woodworking industry. Woodworking Network provides news & updates for the professional woodworking and closets & organized storage industries in North America.

 

Woodworking Industry News

Softwood Lumber Board & USDA mass timber program expands to two cities

The Softwood Lumber Board (SLB), in partnership with the USDA Forest Service, is expanding its Accelerator Cities Program to advance affordable, sustainable building solutions through wood construction. Building on successful collaborations in major cities, the next phase of the initiative introduces new city-led programs in Portland, Oregon, and Santa Monica, California.

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Maine senators call for tariff relief in forest product industry

U.S. Senators Angus King and Susan Collins are requesting tariff relief for Maine’s forest products industry. In a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, the Maine Senators called for prompt support to Maine’s forest product manufacturers.

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KI name winners of Fourth Annual Classroom Furniture Giveaway

GREEN BAY, Wis. — KI has the four winners of its fourth annual K-12 classroom furniture giveaway, a national program that empowers educators to design and build learning environments that support student engagement, inclusivity, adaptability, and sensory well-being.After receiving more than 131,000 votes from the public across the nation, four teachers, selected from 12 finalists, will each receive $50,000 in KI furniture of their choosing to transform their classrooms or school library media centers into a dynamic, student-centered space.