Registration is open for the 2020 Woodworking Industry Conference, which will be held May 5-8.

Many of WMMA’s former presidents were invited to the event and were part of a special question-and-answer panel.

WMMA continues to support short- and long-term funding and implementation for career and technical education programs.

Members of WMMA’s public policy committee discussed current issues and plans for 2019, including the next Washington fly-in planned for February 19-21, 2019.

Patriot Award is designed to recognize member companies that actively participate in legislative and regulatory issues that impact the industry.

LAHAINA, HI --  Alex Genov, Head of Customer Research at Zappos, told Wood Industry Congress (WIC) attendees to do what it takes to understand customers as people and not as demographic statistics.  Genov said Zappos, the giant online shoe retailer that is owned by Amazon.com, empowers its customer service employees to do whatever is necessary to make customers happy. Zappos employees may make decisions on refunds and exchanges without input from management. His presentation was delivered during the Joint WMIA/WMMA Technology session of WIC on May 2.

Industry storms Congress in support of technical education, regulatory reform and trade.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- WMMA held its first regional networking and education event in Charlotte, North Carolina, in mid-September. They had more than 40 participants in the inaugural event. In-person committee meetings were full of information and ideas on moving the organization forward. Speakers Cyndi Gave and Urs Buehlmann shared their expertise on hiring processes and understanding of the monthly housing and economic reports.

WMMA member companies that may be interested are encouraged to join the group.