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Ontario Business Trends

As the industry moves into early fall, businesses are still facing many challenges to reach a profit. The housing shortage on both sides of the border, lower demand for hardwood lumber and finished goods at a low, the loss of market share due to other materials and imported goods and other species native to those […]

Pioneering Spirit – How A Fortune 500 Manufacturer Is Reimagining The Path To A Business Education

UFP Industries has a long history of tackling challenges with creative solutions; of bucking the status quo and finding better ways to get things done. That’s exactly the environment in which UFP Business School was born. As higher education became more unaffordable for American families, and colleges and universities grew programs and mandates that made […]

IWPA Sits In Windowless Conference Rooms Around The Globe So You Don’t Have To

In early September, the IWPA government affairs staff and I had the privilege of attending the first ever Wildlife and Environmental Crimes Summit hosted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Investigations branch. The theme of the summit was “Understanding Convergence in Environmental Crime,” namely how environmental crimes are often linked to other […]

UFP SIDEBAR

UFP Industries is one of the world’s manufacturing giants, standing behind three companies that specialize in retail, construction and packaging. Whether it’s goods that get delivered on time, new construction in communities nationwide, or homes in neighborhoods from coast-to-coast, UFP Industries supplies tens of thousands of products that support the world’s physical infrastructure, keep markets […]

Business Trends Abroad

Vietnam – As the European Union’s Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is set to take effect on December 31, 2024, Vietnamese businesses have been advised to act promptly to ensure compliance with this new rule, which is crucial for maintaining export activities to the European Union (EU), a major market for Vietnam, according to the Vietnam News […]

Who’s Who In Import/Export

Jason Gobel is the vice president of NWH’s Global Business Units, leading global sales, lumber procurement, and marketing. NWH is a hardwood lumber manufacturer producing 320 million board feet annually throughout the Appalachian, Glacial and Western regions of the United States.  NWH carries 14 North American hardwood species, several tropical hardwoods, plywood, and pallet stock.  […]

Softwood Export Council To Use FAS Funding To Expand Markets, Complete Life Cycle Analyses For U.S. Forest Products

In May, the Softwood Export Council (SEC) received a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agriculture Service’s Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP) that will help the association address trade barriers and increase exports of U.S. softwood lumber and building materials. Following years of work in India to identify opportunities for hybrid and […]

Vert: The Red Oak Route To A Cooler, Greener City

Last year was the warmest on record, and 2024 is on pace to surpass it as global cities feel the heat. Due to the “urban heat island” effect, cities of a million people or more can be 1.8°–5.4°F warmer on average than the surrounding area according to the EPA, and as much as 22°F warmer […]

Lake States Business Trends

Sources that were contacted throughout the Lake States region were a mixed bag as one source said that his market was doing well, while the others said that they are having a harder time selling their products. In Wisconsin a lumber representative said that overall, his marketplace is doing well at the time of this […]

After Another Successful IWF, 2026 Dates Set

After a successful 2024 version of the International Woodworking Fair (IWF) recently, event organizers have announced dates for the 2026 edition, which will be Aug. 25-28 and return to the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA. Founded more than 50 years ago, IWF is considered the premier platform for the world’s largest woodworking market […]