The Woodwork Career Alliance of North America (WCA) has announced the launch of a new series of online training courses designed to provide a foundational understanding of woodworking for new employees. The initiative aims to help wood manufacturing companies overcome the challenges of in-house training and accelerate new hires' productivity.

Choice Machinery Group announced a leadership transition with the announcement that Michelle Johnson is retiring from her role as office manager.

GRAPEVINE, Texas — In what the company calls a strategic move to further strengthen its franchisee support systems and streamline operations, GarageExperts has hired Emily Burdine as the brand’s first-ever Franchise Systems & Onboarding Manager. The company is a provider of garage flooring, custom cabinets, and organizational solutions. 

Miller, a woodshop teacher at Coon Rapids High School of Coon Rapids, Minnesota, has spent the last 10 years inspiring the next generation of woodworkers and craftspeople.

The veneer grading workshop at Wood Pro Expo Lancaster will provide attendees with a detailed look at how veneer is evaluated, obtaining a better grasp on grade values, and why the grading process matters for the entire supply chain.

The Home Depot Foundation has invested $10 million to broaden access to skilled trades training and education. This investment includes a new $1 million partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA), designed to introduce more young people to career opportunities in the construction trades.

Every summer, Wood-Mode, a custom cabinetry brand ranked #66 on the FDMC 300 list, continues a longstanding tradition of welcoming a team of seasonal employees, most of them college students and children of current full-time staff.

This funding includes support for the province’s Protect Ontario Workers Employment Response (POWER) Centers, which builds on and enhances existing ministry-supported action centers.

The Cabinet Makers Association has announce the recipients of its 2025 Scholarship Program, an initiative designed to support the next generation of woodworking professionals. Each recipient received $1,000 to further their endeavors in woodworking, cabinetry, or related skilled trades.

The Lowe’s Foundation announced a new partnership with Hiring our Heroes to help solve the skilled trades labor shortage from the military community. The partnership will begin this fall through a Skilled Trades Academy and offer active duty service members, veterans and their spouses hands-on training for careers in HVAC, carpentry, electrical, plumbing and property maintenance.