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 Ontario Business Trends 2025 – Market Slowdown’s Not Only Challenge; So Is Finding Skilled Workers

 Ontario Business Trends 2025 – Market Slowdown’s Not Only Challenge; So Is Finding Skilled Workers The hardwood sector is seeing a slowdown due to economic conditions and U.S. imposed tariffs. Producers are stating that production is being cutback due to the uncertainty surrounding tariffs causing exporters to reduce purchases of products shipped like Cherry, Red […]

Who’s Who in Hardwoods – August 2025

Who’s Who in Hardwoods – August 2025 Muscanell Millworks Purchases Ash, Cherry, Hickory, Oak Bobby Comisky is president of Muscanell Millworks in Cortez, CO. Muscanell is a manufacturer of hardwood flooring, with sales throughout North America. Muscanell purchases 2 to 3 million board feet of lumber per year in Ash, Cherry, Hickory, Red and White […]

Industry News – August 2025

Industry News – August 2025 Pike Lumber Company Inc. Welcomes Faith Kamp Pike Lumber Company Inc., located in Akron, IN, recently brought Faith Kamp on board as their newest sales representative. Pike Lumber manufactures kiln-dried Appalachian hardwood lumber in Ash, Basswood, Cherry, Hickory, Hard and Soft Maple, Red and White Oak, Red and White Oak […]

AHEC Project “No.1 Common” Inspires Designers To Consider Lower Grade Material

AHEC Project “No.1 Common” Inspires Designers To Consider Lower Grade Material This June, four designers exhibited three collections in “cabinet grade” American hardwoods at 3daysofdesign in Copenhagen. As one of the key events of the design festival, “No.1 Common” became a focal point for the design industry and a conversation starter on how the natural […]

Northeast Business Trends

A Fungus Among Us In The Northeast? Uncertainty in the market causes a summer slump while lumber sources struggle with Chinese and Canadian customers. A lumber representative in West Virginia reported that, at the time of this writing, the market is “Okay because it usually slows down this time of year anyway. The tariffs caused […]

Southeast Business Trends

Poplar Places First In The Southeast Southeastern hardwood representatives have expressed some hope in light of a pause on tariffs and the potential for a deal between the U.S. and China. A lumber source from Tennessee reported that the market in his area is “decent but it is pretty much on edge” because the “order […]

AHEC Enables U.S. Companies To Connect With European Buyers At interzum 2025

AHEC Enables U.S. Companies To Connect With European Buyers At interzum 2025 With around 60,000 trade visitors from 157 countries and over 1,600 exhibitors from 57 countries, interzum 2025, held in Cologne, Germany at KoelnMesse, has confirmed its position as a leading platform for furniture production and interior design, according to event organizers. Among the […]

West Coast Business Trends

Interest Rates, Tariff Uncertainty Impact West Coast Region Throughout the West Coast region sources that were contacted at the time of this writing differed as to how their companies were faring in the marketplace. One source noted that due to the uncertainty in the economy and housing market that his sales have slowed. Another source […]

Robinson Lumber Company: Five Generations of Innovation Rooted in Tradition

Robinson Lumber Company: Five Generations of Innovation Rooted in Tradition “I’m proud of how the fifth generation has carried forward our legacy, not just by honoring the company’s history, but by leading with the values that have defined us for over a century: passion, generosity and a drive to keep growing. That’s what it means […]

Ontario Business Trends

Market Slowdown’s Not Only Challenge; So Is Finding Skilled Workers The hardwood sector is seeing a slowdown due to economic conditions and U.S. imposed tariffs. Producers are stating that production is being cutback due to the uncertainty surrounding tariffs causing exporters to reduce purchases of products shipped like Cherry, Red Oak and Walnut. Weather is […]