The Strategy included performance metrics and benchmarks to track progress through 2030, with a focus on the company's woodlands and manufacturing operations across Canada and the United States.

WIA presents award of excellence to Phalen during annual Wood Industry Conference.

Wooden Globe Award for 2025 Educator of the Year presented at Wood Industry Conference.

Jeld-Wen plans to permanently close its door plant in Chiloquin, Oregon, resulting in 128 job losses. The plant, which manufactures custom doors and frames, will cease operations and production will be moved to other Jeld-Wen facilities. The closure is expected to be completed by the end of the year, with layoffs commencing in late June.

The International Society of Furniture Designers have opened the Designer-Maker section of the 2025 Pinnacle Awards. Categories been expanded to include 16 new subcategories representing the most popular I+D entries. Winners will be announced at the annual Pinnacle Awards Gala on Monday, October 27, 2025. The deadline to enter is July 31, 2025.

U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a $23 million in grants to support transporting hazardous fuels – such as dead or downed trees – from national forests to processing facilities. Through the USDA Forest Service’s Hazardous Fuels Transportation Program, these grants will reduce the hazardous fuels that pose wildfire threats to communities, critical infrastructure and recreation areas.

Lumber, a a construction workforce management platform, has partnered with BuilderFax, a digital credential management platform for construction craft workers. This move looks to address critical workforce challenges and empower skilled craft professionals in advancing their careers.

David Ragland comes to the Woodwork Institute with more than 35 years of experience having worked for both large, publicly traded home builders as well as smaller privately owned companies.