Building materials provider Carter Lumber will open its first manufacturing operation in Pennsylvania. Carter Lumber said it will invest at least $6 million into the project, which will support the combined creation and retention of 212 jobs.

Three former Wood-Mode employees are suing the company after they were laid off without adequate notice.

Despite nearly half of more than 200 surveyed Wisconsin manufacturing executives agreeing that President Trump's Chinese tariffs are hurting their businesses, 67 percent said they were "strongly" or "somewhat" supportive anyway.

Residential furniture giant Jonathan Louis will lay off 329 workers and decrease production at its 58,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Gardena, California,

BRIGHTON, Mich. - JKL Machinery has been named the exclusive North American distributor for Casadei-Busellato machinery. Effective Aug. 1, all sales, service and parts will be managed by the Brighton, Michigan-based JKL Machinery.  According to SCM, which owns the brands, the decision to collaborate with JKL Machinery "was made to give Casadei Busellato more independence in the market and to make the brand more nimble and responsive to our customer’s needs."

STANLEY, N.C. - Blum, Inc. has named Shannon Lafferty its new president and CEO, effective July 1. Lafferty succeeds Karl Rudisser, who has worked for Blum, Inc. since its inception in 1977, and has served as president and CEO since 1988. Blum states Lafferty was chosen after a thorough and deliberate selection process, following Rudisser’s announcement of plans to retire several years ago. “Shannon has a solid understanding of our industry, our culture and our values. I have no doubt he’s the right person to take Blum into its next chapter,” said Rudisser.

Multiple guests will make special appearances during events at this week’s AWFS Fair.

SCM’s Maestro Smartech, which offers bidirectional communication with interactive data sharing, has been named one of 24 Visionary Award finalists.

CNC Factory’s new 2019 “driverless” Python XPR has been named one of 24 Visionary Award finalists.

It’s not too late to make plans to attend AWFS Fair. New technology, innovation, exhibitors and education events await woodworkers.