MISSISSAUGA, Ontario - Professional contractor and DIY Network/HGTV star Mike Holmes Jr. will bring his wit and wisdom to the WMS Live Stage. Holmes, the charismatic co-host of Holmes and Holmes, will deliver the keynote speech at 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, officially kicking off the Woodworking Machinery & Supply Conference & Expo. The three-day show runs through Nov. 2 at the International Centre.

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario – Felder Machinery Imports will exhibit the YetiTool SmartBench, fresh off of winning a Visionary Award at the AWFS Fair. The SmartBench is a portable large-format, 3-axis CNC router that can be assembled on the jobsite in as little as five minutes. SmartBench features include:

LANCASTER, Pa. – Wood Pro Expo, the northeast’s regional woodworkng marketplace, is primed for action with an exhibit floor 20 percent bigger than last year's show. The two-day show, featuring a still-growing exhibitor list of more than 80 manufacturers and distributors of woodworking machinery and supplies, takes place Oct. 17-18 at Spooky Nook Sports Complex.  

MFG Day empowers manufacturers to come together to address their collective challenges and help their communities and future generations thrive.

Experts from the industry will discuss and answer questions concerning edgebanding technology.

IRVINE, Calif. -- Laguna Tools is expanding its line of professional-level industrial woodworking machinery. More than a decade ago, Laguna expanded their product line to include a CNC division, which itself has expanded into include CO2 lasers, fiber lasers and plasma machines. Around this same time, Laguna also created a wholesale network and developed an entire line that was designed specifically for the high-end hobbyist and light industrial market. Today, Laguna machines can be found at over 400 dealers all over the world.

Leuco relocated its headquarters to Villa Rica in 2003 and today has more than 100 employees at seven locations in the United States.

American Woodmark Corp., the nation's second-biggest cabinetmaker and the eighth-largest company on the FDMC 300, allegedly violated federal law when it denied an employee accomodations for her health.

The drop appears to have begun soon after China placed retaliatory 25 percent tariffs on imports of lumber and other wood products.

British Columbia-based forest products firm Teal-Jones has purchased two Virginia sawmills for a combined $31.75 million - creating 126 new jobs. This is the company's largest investment in the United States to date.