News from the Woodworking Machinery Industry Association August 2007
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INDUSTRY NEWS l MEMBER NEWS l FROM THE PRESS l WMIA WEB SITE WMIA Presents $29,000 in Scholarships |
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The WMIA Scholarship Foundation awarded $29,000 scholarships in 2007 to students seeking careers in wood technology, machinery and related fields. This represents a new high in scholarship awards.These talented students were selected based on academic success, interests and special abilities. DETAILS WIC 2008: Save the Date The 17th Annual Woodworking Industry Conference is set for April 23-26, 2008 at the La Quinta Resort and Club in La Quinta, California. Click here for the initial information. |
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WMIA Contributes to Skill Standards Development WMIA contributed $5,000 to the Architectural Woodwork Institute's Wood Manufacturing Skill Standards, Evaluations & Credentials project. The project is aimed at meeting the need for skilled woodworkers in an increasingly competitive global market. DETAILS Let's Keep Worrying About the Wrong Things One of the ongoing challenges facing every manager is in setting priorities. Seemingly, everything is important and everything needs attention right now. Unless managers can occasionally step back and evaluate their priorities, then they tend to get stuck in a morass of things that appear to be equally important. DETAILS
WMIA Member News
2007 AWFS®
Fair Sets New Milestones
The Golden Anniversary edition of the
AWFS®Fair, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center July 18 – 22, 2007
continued the tradition of delivering great value to both attendees and
exhibitors, setting new milestones in many areas.
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Attendance Declines in AWFS'
Vegas Debut
The preliminary attendee numbers from the
2007 AWFS®Fair are in and although they show a 5% decline (19,923 vs.
18,987) in overall registration from the record breaking 2005 inaugural
Las Vegas show, the base of potential buyers actually grew.
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Smith Named WoodLINKS National Program
Director
Mark Smith, Shiloh High School’s
Industrial Technology/WoodLINKS How-To Guide to Effective Hiring Contributed by Wood Digest Hiring the best person for the job is easily one of the most “impact-full” decisions a manager will make. You have heard the old saying: “One bad egg can spoil the omelet.” One poor hire is far worse than a bad omelet. It is having a bad omelet every day for the length of time the employee is part of your company. DETAILS Wood 100 Report: Moving Upward and Onward Contributed by Wood & Wood Products Against odds such as an unpredictable economy and the rising costs of natural resources, the 2007 WOOD 100 companies are moving forward with larger facilities, more technologically advanced equipment, and the ingenuity and know-how to adapt and pull in great sales numbers. DETAILS Exploding Dressers, Leather Couches that are Wood - What's Next? Contributed by Custom Woodworking Business One never knows what Judson Beaumont will come up with next. In his world, dressers sag as though they are melting, while others stand with hands on their hips like cartoon characters come to life. One chest of drawers looks like a huge carrot, while others are cracked down the middle or even seem to explode into pieces. DETAILS |
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