Klausner made waves when it filed for bankruptcy back in March, prompting a lawsuit from employees.

Winners announced in virtual ceremony, more entries reported during pandemic.

urban-wood-workbook.pdf WASHINGTON – The USDA Forest Service, in partnership with the Baltimore Wood Project, has created the Urban Wood Workbook designed for woodworkers, municipal managers and other potential users to “rethink the value of what many consider to be urban wood ‘waste.’”

POTOMAC FALLS, Va. - A new countertop standard is being submitted to the American National Standards Institute for public comment and canvass. Developed by the Architectural Woodwork Institute’s Standards Development Team, AWI 1236–Countertops will provide standards and tolerances for the quality and fit of countertops, along with establishing minimum aesthetic and performance requirements to provide a well-defined degree of control over a project’s quality of materials and workmanship for the manufacture of countertops.

Annual awards program recognizes excellence in the industry.

Upholstered furniture maker Craftmaster expand its manufacturing capacity by 20 percent at the former 400,000-square-foot Broyhill complex in North Carolina.

Veneer Tech Craftsman’s Challenge honors top marquetry, furniture, cabinetry, specialty products, and student work.

ST. HELENA, La. – Florida Parishes Forest Products LLC is looking to construct a sawmill that could employ 95 people by 2022. According to the Advocate, the company is seeking an economic incentive agreement with the state that would include exempting the mill from property taxes for up to its first 10 years. The exemption is reportedly contingent on approval of the local school board, sheriff's office and police jury. The sawmill would source logs from the more than 200,000 acres of forest located in the parish.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The virtual reception honoring the Wood Industry 40 Under 40 class of 2020 is now available on video. The presentation, seen live on Aug. 26, highlights the impact this year's group of 40 industry professionals have made at their jobs, in the community, and on the North American wood products manufacturing industry.

Sleva most recently was vice president of sales and interim president of NACC, which includes the company’s Woodcraft Industries business unit.