FDMC 300 manufacturers interviewed are cautiously optimistic on sales projections for 2024 and beyond.

TEMPE, Ariz., May 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in April after one month of expansion following 16 consecutive months of contraction, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.

Simpson Manufacturing Co., suppliers of engineered structural connectors and building solutions, announced Roger Dankel's retirement from the company effective June 30, 2025.

Georgia’s first Georgia-grown mass timber building utilizing a regional supply chain has been completed. Jamestown, the design-focused real estate investment and management firm behind Atlanta’s Ponce City Market, celebrated the completion of 619 Ponce. The building features biophilic design and exposed southern yellow pine timber beams.

Cabinet manufacturers reported overall cabinet sales were down 9.7% for March compared to the same period a year ago, with all three segments reporting declines, according to KCMA's March Trend of Business report. Month-over-month however, has all segments showing gains.

A Pennsylvania couple who operated a custom furniture business pleaded guilty conning 40 customers of nearly $118,000.

Fellowes, the corporation that owns the former Trendway Corp. in Holland Township, Michigan, plans to shutter its Holland plant and will permanently lay off 117 employees, according to a Crain's Grand Rapids report. The company plans to wind down operations by the end of the month, according to the report.

"Forward Ever, Backwards Never" is a phrase that was etched into a student-made table at an April 30 open house of Next Step, a faith-based non-profit in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and while the phrase is not the motto of Next Step, the sentiment is apropos.

Planning to participate at Wood Pro Expo Lancaster this October? Enroute to Spooky Nook Sports, be sure to soak in some of the area's rich history.

ATLANTA – BlueLinx, a wholesale distributor of residential and commercial building products, generated net sales of $726 million, a decrease of $72 million or 9% compared to the first quarter of 2023.