GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A civil lawsuit that had been filed against Steelcase and HNI in an effort to block the Dec. 5 shareholder vote on whether or not the approve the merger has been dismissed according to a comment from Steelcases' marketing department.

What started as a Cub Scout project in November of 1992 is now a highly anticipated company event every year. Each year, 5th graders who are children or grandchildren of a Dura Supreme employee are invited to participate in the event. The day is full of fun, educational games, a tour of the Dura Supreme factory.

The company’s current President and Chief Operating Officer, E. Scott Poole, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, marking the first time a non-Martin family member will lead the organization in its century-long history.

Located in Millerburg, Oregon, just 20 miles south of the State Capitol, Independence Hall marks a significant step forward in expanding mass timber U.S. supply capacity and continued adoption as a sustainable building component.

i December 2025, the EPA released an Updated Draft Risk Calculation Memorandum for Formaldehyde, which enhanced the "scientific rigor of the underlying information used to support the risk determination while maintaining EPA’s January 2025 determination that formaldehyde presents an unreasonable risk of injury to human health, specifically to workers and consumers, under its conditions of use."

Domtar will temporarily reduce its lumber production by 100 million board feet for the fourth quarter of 2025, including additional curtailments for the holiday season, at its facilities in Quebec, Ontario, and the United States.

Caroline Hipple is the first woman to serve as board chair in the association’s 120-year history.

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) announces the establishment of two SFI Climate Smart Forestry Initiative Advisory Committees, one in the United States and one in Canada, to shape the activities and outputs of the SFI Climate Smart Forestry (SFI CSF) Initiative on climate-informed forest management practices, science syntheses, and knowledge sharing across North America.

From Jan. 1 to Nov. 18, when FDMC magazine went to press, visitors to the Woodworking Network website viewed news, features, best practices, and other informative posts to the tune of nearly 3.8 million times. In 2025, there was no shortage of stories to create watercooler talk, many of which mirrored society at large including immigration raids, mergers, plant closures, tariffs. Some top stories were wood specific even if they were slightly off the beaten path, such as a world famous rock musician commissioning a table.

Dennis G. "Denny" Hickman, 65, of Emlenton, Pennsylvania, died Nov. 27 at his home surrounded by his family following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.