MISSISSAUGA, Ontario -- The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the way cabinet, furniture, and other wood product companies sell their wares.

OTTAWA, Ontario – The government of Canada will contribute more than $27 million over the next five years to Skills Canada.

Pink interiors are getting hotter and brighter, and this vibrant, feel-good trend called Barbiecore is named after the icon, the legend, Barbie.

Vanguard Furniture’s board of directors has unanimously elected Andy Bray as the organization’s next chief executive officer.

Metrie, North America’s largest manufacturer and distributor of millwork solutions, has appointed Elise Osier as vice president, strategy & business development.

Michael Schuls, a 16-year-old, died July 1 from his injuries in an accident at Florence Hardwoods in Florence, Wisconsin, on June 29. In death, however, Schuls lives on through donated organs.

NORTH VENICE, Fla. — PGT Innovations, a manufacturer of premium window, door, and garage door industry, has received the Workforce Development and Innovation Award for the second time from The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce during this year’s 33rd annual Frank G. Berlin, Sr. Small Business Awards.  This is the company’s second time winning the award. The manufacturing leader first received the accolade in 2020 during the 30th annual Frank G. Berlin, Sr. Small Business Awards.

David Pogue, an Emmy-winning CBS Sunday Morning correspondent, will headline the American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame’s 2023 Induction Celebration.

Researchers at North Carolina State University used a CRISPR gene-editing system to breed poplar trees with reduced levels of lignin, the major barrier to sustainable production of wood fibers, while improving their wood properties.

A new paper in Nature by World Resources Institute researchers published online on July 5 finds that the world’s yearly wood harvests are likely to emit 3.5 to 4.2 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year, more than 10% of recent global annual emissions of carbon dioxide.