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.

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.

The program's goal is designed to spur interest in designing and building with mass timber – sustainable, large, engineered wood beams and panels used to create a range of buildings, even skyscrapers.

NanaWall, a supplier of opening glass wall systems for nearly 40 years, announced the 2025 winners of the NanaAwards Project and Design Competition.

The 1950’s Starrett 200W chest design will be available to order this year until December 19.

In a preliminary statement, the Arkansas Development Finance Authority has approved a bond sale that will provide $102 million to help Weyerhaeuser finance the construction of solid waste disposal facilities at its TimberStrand production facility under construction near the city of Monticello in Drew County, Arkansas.

Jeld-Wen Holding continued seeing negative results with the release of its third quarter results, and as a result, the company has taken several steps in an attempt to right the ship including workforce reductions.

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.

The ChemQuest Group, a global consulting firm for the specialty materials industry, announced that Cynthia Fallon, Ph.D., and Wayne Devonport, Ph.D., have joined the firm and will serve as vice presidents. Both will support global clients in projects that span the firm’s service offerings.

The construction industry added 19,000 jobs on net in September, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has grown by 38,000 jobs, an increase of 0.5%.