SPEARFISH, S.D. – Neiman Enterprises announced it was laying off 50 employees, about 25% of the workforce at its Spearfish Forest Products sawmill.

It was a tough week for several Consumer Hardlines WTR stock indexes. The Commercial/Contract Furniture Index was off 4.6%, while the Home Goods Retailers Index fell 6.8% versus the four benchmarks (down between 0.8% and 3.4% for the week).The relative bright spot was Residential, which was down only 0.7%. Yet the two reporting issues in Residential did not enjoy the week. Lovesac (-19.7% for the week) continues to gain market share, while Hooker (-16.7% for the week) confirmed exceptionally soft industry demand in its 4QFY24 report.

Kathleen Jacobson, The Couture Closet, won Best of Show in the 2024 Top Shelf Design Awards for "High Gloss & Glamour in this Luxury Walk-In Closet.

Mid-Century Modern Credenza captures judges’ votes.

Handwork 2026 will be a year-long collaboration among organizations, educators, and others to celebrate the diversity of crafts that define America in the spotlight.

This brief overview of the types of mass-timber systems from WoodWorks, While innovative systems continue to be developed within the mass timber category, common products currently include: 

A Central Ohio man was sentenced in U.S. District Court here today to 60 months in prison for embezzling more than $26 million from his Columbus employer.