The week's healthy wood industry market news included Jackson Furniture's two new factories, a Chinese Ikea furniture supplier's $2.1 million Virginia plant, and next week's reopening of Lucent Window & Door, which revives a 200,000 square foot plant in St. Louis, where shipping begins December 9.
This wood industry recovery trend and dozens more are described in the 2014 Wood Industry Almanac, also among the week's most viewed reports. Here are the week's most view reports:
Chinese Ikea Supplier Opening $2.1 Million Virginia Plant |
Conestoga Wood To Get Supreme Court Healthcare Hearing |
Carved Walnut Guitar Features Mermaid Motif Posted Michaelle Bradford | Posted: 11/26/2013 9:20AM This carved walnut electronic guitar, designed and crafted by sculptor William Jeffrey Jones, features a mermaid motif. he guitar front is a single piece of wood and the back is bookmatched. he guitar front is a single piece of wood and the back is bookmatched - See more at: http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/woodworking-project-photos/woodworker…
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Jackson Furniture Opens Two Plants, Adds 250 Jobs Posted by Karen Koenig | Posted: 11/26/2013 11:00AM Jackson Furniture is investing $2 million to open two furniture plants in Mississippi, a move that will create 250 jobs over three years. |
Lumber Price Hikes Take a Breather in Seasonal Slowdown By Andy Johnson Posted: 12/02/2013 10:52AM Lumber prices are taking a break from their overheated pace, as home construction slows. But strong exports could mean hardwood prices rise more slowly rather than fall. |
Woodchuck Case Cyber-sells Tablet Cases at Target, BestBuy Bill Esler | Posted: 11/30/2013 1:36PM Woodchuck Case, selling its real wood covers for smartphones, tablets, laptops and Beats by Dre headphones through outlets like BestBuy and Target, launched cherry wood and wool felt Traveler Series in time for Cyber Monday. |
Bringing Custom Woodwork Home for the Holidays |
Wood Industry Almanac 2014 Now Online |
How To Get Millwork Manufacturing On a Good Path |
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