ARCADIA, Wis. – Ashley Furniture Industries, LLC has awarded $125,000 through the Ashley Furniture SkillsUSA Chapter Grant to recipient SkillsUSA chapters located near Ashley’s advanced manufacturing facilities in Mississippi, North Carolina, Texas, and Wisconsin. The furniture company hosted onsite events for students to accept their chapter’s check and tour the advanced manufacturing and distribution facility to learn about the many career paths available at the company.

The She Builds Grants initiative supports nonprofits that empower and educate women pursuing careers in the trades.

Twenty of the best U.S. public high school skilled trades teachers and their programs can apply for Harbor Freight awards. Applications for harbor freight tools for schools prize for teaching at 20 of the best U.S. public high school skilled trades teachers and their programscellence open today, March 23.

Starting in 2022, BIFMA will provide live virtual learning opportunities on the fourth Thursday of the month at noon ET for our members, designers, buyers, and anyone interested in furniture for the built environment. There is no fee to attend.

A training program provides woodturning tools to veterans.