Some cabinetry companies in the Tampa area are closing for the week due to the impending Hurricane Milton.

Unilin's Master Oak product is a sustainable alternative to oak that radiates natural charm and warmth and feels like a real oak panel or veneer.

Eight months after being acquired by an equity firm, Besse Forest Products Group, a long-time distributor of Northern hardwood veneer, lumber, and specialty plywood manufacturing, has officially closed six of its green lumber sawmills and veneer mills in Wisconsin and Michigan and the assets from these facilities are now up for sale.

The DNR’s sponsored tours will afford attendees a chance to see how products are made from Wisconsin’s forest resources and learn about the many career opportunities that exist in the state’s forest products industry.

A Red Oak tree, standing about 70 feet tall and 3 feet in diameter, uprooted and crashed into the second-story apartment of Charles Dean, 59, who was killed. The family plans to turn the logs from the tree into fine furniture.

Meet the rising stars in Woodworking Network's Wood Industry 40 Under 40 Class of 2024.

A novel urban wood program developed by the City of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Urban Ashes, an urban wood recycling and market development company, has been formalized under a partnership with both parties.The formalized partnership with Urban Ashes is meant to launch Michigan's first high-level municipal wood waste recycling program. Instead of only chipping, mulching or composting tree logs, this urban wood waste would be diverted into a market where it could be used for lumber, flooring, furniture, art, architectural design or household goods. 

Alumni Educational Solutions, a manufacturer of educational furniture for pre-school, K-12, and higher education classrooms across North America has been acquired by an equity consortium led by investment firm Castle Harlan. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Recovery and rebuilding efforts are underway in areas hit hard by Hurricane Helene. The wood products industry, its suppliers, as well as military and federal agencies are in response mode. Here are some resources— Austin Willingham, of Willingham and Sons in Newberry, South Carolina, announced via social media that his store was open for those in the area in need of rebuilding supplies.Willingham and Sons carries aisles and aisles of supplies including:

On a year-over-year basis, industry employment is up by 238,000 jobs, an increase of 3%, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.