BIFMA has appointed Deirdre Jimenez as its first president and CEO. She will succeed Tom Reardon, who is retiring after 22 years as executive director of BIFMA, the not for profit trade association for business and institutional furniture manufacturers.

BIFMA has appointed Deirdre Jimenez as its first president and CEO. She will succeed Tom Reardon, who is retiring after 22 years as executive director of BIFMA, the not for profit trade association for business and institutional furniture manufacturers.

BIFMA has appointed Deirdre Jimenez as its first president and CEO. She will succeed Tom Reardon, who is retiring after 22 years as executive director of BIFMA, the not for profit trade association for business and institutional furniture manufacturers.

BIFMA has appointed Deirdre Jimenez as its first president and CEO. She will succeed Tom Reardon, who is retiring after 22 years as executive director of BIFMA, the not for profit trade association for business and institutional furniture manufacturers.

Forestry and lumber giant Weyerhaeuser has been fined $182,000 after an employee at its OSB mill in Saskatchewan was seriously injured by a forklift.

Forestry and lumber giant Weyerhaeuser has been fined $182,000 after an employee at its OSB mill in Saskatchewan was seriously injured by a forklift.

The Spanish design team MUT reimagined living for the Das Haus exhibit at IMM Cologne 2020.

The Spanish design team MUT reimagined living for the Das Haus exhibit at IMM Cologne 2020.

The Spanish design team MUT reimagined living for the Das Haus exhibit at IMM Cologne 2020.

Oregon myrtle, often just called myrtle wood, also known as California laurel (Umbellularia californica), is the most expensive wood in North America. The wood, especially the burls, has exquisite grain and color, especially if the logs were submerged for a while before processing.