SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – A ribbon cutting ceremony scheduled for 9:55 a.m. Thursday, April 17, will officially mark the opening of the exhibitor hall for the inaugural Wood Pro Expo Illinois. Co-located with the Closets Expo, Wood Pro Expo, runs through Friday, April 19 at the Schaumburg Convention Center.

Significant gains were recorded in motor vehicles and parts, aerospace and miscellaneous transportation equipment, and wood products.

This year marks the fifth annual juried competition that highlights professional and student craftsmen. The finalists and winning projects will e displayed at the Hall of Fame building in High Point, North Carolina.

More details are emerging in the plane crash that took the life of industry executive James Scarlett, CEO of Scarlett Inc.The aircraft, a single-engine, Piper PA-32 Saratoga plane, crashed on April 12 in the woods near the Claxton, Tennessee, community in Anderson County. The Anderson County Sherriff's Office reported that the plane broke apart in flight and luggage and parts of the plane were scattered throughout the wooded area. 

ROSEBURG, Ore. – Automated material handling solutions provider Con-Vey announced it is collaborating with Hood Industries on the development of a cutting-edge plywood finishing line. The project, located at Hood's new Beaumont, Mississippi facility, is part of the company's reconstruction efforts following a tornado that destroyed the previous mill in 2022.The plywood finishing line is scheduled for commissioning in the fourth quarter of this year.

Large workplace solutions provider Fellowes has won GOOD DESIGN Awards for its Rising Loft Rail System and Rising Monitor Arms. The latter also received a 2024 iF Design Award in the Office category.

The promotions will be in the sales, Strategy, and Design.

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) provided their analyzation of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Producer Price Index for overall and nonresidential construction prices this past month.

National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) and National Oak-Flooring Manufacturer's Association (NOFMA)-certified wood flooring is made by the NWFA manufacturing members that have pledged to uphold the NWFA/NOFMA standards.

The unexpected death of James Scarlett, CEO of Scarlett Inc., in an April 12 plane crash has saddened the industry and the community-at-large, and has led to an outpouring of condolences and remembrances.