TEMPE, Ariz. — Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in September for the 11th consecutive month following a 28-month period of growth, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business. Furniture & Related Products and Wood Products were two of the 11 industries that contracted in September.  Of the six biggest manufacturing industries, two — Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products; and Petroleum & Coal Products — registered growth in September.

NEW FREEDOM, Pa. – Landmark Lumber Group will debut at Wood Pro Expo Lancaster fresh off the heels of the strategic merger between Mann & Parker Lumber, a hardwood lumber supplier, and Specialty Lumber, a softwood lumber supplier. 

Roseburg Forest Products announced that Stuart Gray officially assumed the role of president and CEO on Oct. 1, 2023, finalizing a leadership transition first announced in July of this year. Grady Mulbery, who served as the company’s top leader for the past seven years, retired on Sept. 30.

Beers Millwork has come a long way in a short period of time. They began in a rented space within someone else’s office where we stored materials in 800 square feet and in just a little over 3 years had expanded to 26,000 square feet.

The three-day event will feature more than 150 exhibitors displaying woodworking equipment, materials, hardware, software, supplies, and services. WMS returns for the first time since 2019 after being canceled due to the pandemic.

The $215,000 payment settles federal charges that UFP Ransom subjected a Black Muslim and six other Black workers to harassment and fired one as retaliation for complaining.

Pending home sales slid 7.1% in August, according to the National Association of Realtors. According to the NAR, all four U.S. regions posted monthly losses and year-over-year declines in transactions.

U.S. Senators urged furniture retailers and manufacturers to promptly comply with the new rules to prevent deadly tip-overs enacted by the Stop Tip-Overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth (STURDY) Act.

Tangela Parker pled guilty to the shooting death of her coworker at a Hickory, North Carolina, furniture plant and led police on a six-month-long search.

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month recognizes and celebrates the contributions, diverse cultures, and histories of people of Latin American heritage living in the U.S. Here, 84 Lumber showcases one of their very own.