Year to date, new residential furniture orders were down 20% for the two months compared to last year.

PaintLine has hired Alan Baker as its national sales representative. Baker comes to PaintLine with an extensive background in sales management and dealer service experience in the paint, coating, finishing, and millwork industries.

From speaker presentations that ranged from national economists to Super Bowl winning players, and resort amenities that included a private ocean beach to outdoor activities, the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association 67th annual spring conference was the best ever said several people who attended the three-day event.

MIAMI — Ipe Woods USA, a supplier of premium hardwood decking and lumber, announced the development of the first AI system tailored for the lumber industry. Exclusively available to Ipe Woods USA customers, this AI system offers numerous benefits for informed decision-making and enhanced customer experience.

DUBUQUE, Iowa — Flexsteel says it faced and continues to face "many consumer and macroeconomic headwinds" that led to a decrease in third quarter fiscal year 2023 financial results ended March 31, 2023. Flexsteel ranked #28 in the FDMC 300 list of top woodworking companies in North American with $544.3 million in sales. Net sales for the quarter decreased 29.5% to $99.1 million compared to $140.4 million in the prior-year quarter.

Hardware and component manufacturer Doug Mockett is running a fun contest to test your skills and see if you have caught up with the technological advances of the 20th Century!

Jackson, Mississippi, lobbyist Ted Brent Alexander pled guilty yesterday to conspiracy to defraud investors in a timber deed investment scheme. Alexander is the third person to be convicted or plead guilty in relation to the scheme. 

Paxton Furniture Industries began operations in Okolona, Mississippi, last June and now operates two production lines and plans on installing a third to meet demand. The company, according to the Digital Journal, now employs 80, and the company needs another 40 as demand increases and orders need to be filled.

The employees of Gat Creek in Berkeley Springs will commemorate Arbor Day 2023 by planting five Sugar Maple trees on the site of the wood furniture company’s factory expansion.