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Deadline Approaches for WMIA 2003 Educational Seminars 

WMIA's 2003 Educational Seminars are scheduled for October 20-21 at Chicago's Ramada Plaza Hotel O'Hare. The meeting will feature separate seminars to help technicians and salespeople or sales managers enhance their performance. DETAILS

Don't Forget to Budget for 2005 Sourcebook Advertising

WMIA will soon be sending advertising information for its 2005 Sourcebook. The publication will be 

better and more informative than ever. It will be distributed beginning with the IWF show in August of 2004. Complete details will be released in October. Contact Rainey Smick with questions.

Manufacturing Moves Up on Bush's Domestic Agenda

President Bush announced recently that maintaining manufacturing jobs in the United States is among his top domestic priorities. This comes not long after the release of the National Association of Manufacturer's White Paper titled "Securing America's Future: The Case for a Strong Manufacturing Base" in which WMIA played a role. DETAILS

The High Profit Partners: How do they do that?

The 2003 WMIA PAR Highlights Report indicates some major differences between the performance of the typical firm and the high-profit firm.  Of them all, the difference in return on assets is most striking. DETAILS

NAW Publishes New Books

The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors is excited to announce the publication of two new books. DETAILS

Industry News

IWF 2004 will be More than Just Woodworking

IWF 2004 will be about more than just woodworking as customers from a variety of industries come to the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta to see and explore the very latest technology available. DETAILS

AWI Recognizes Members for Outstanding Safety Achievements

Architectural Woodwork Institute and AWI's safety insurance partner, CNA, are proud to announce that 32 architectural woodwork manufacturers have been recognized in the 3rd Annual AWI/CNA Safety Awards Program.  The awards acknowledge AWI members for their efforts to create a safe work environment for their employees.  DETAILS

From the Trade Press

Industry Report

Contributed by Wood Digest

A shortage of skilled workers and a lack of interest in woodworking careers has many educators wondering where the next generation of woodworkers will come from. DETAILS

Millwork Trends  

Contributed by Modern Woodworking

Like many parts of the woodworking industry, the molding and millwork sector is faced with increasing competition from overseas markets that pay employees pennies on the dollar compared to U.S. woodworking employees. Modern Woodworking spoke with Matt Allen, current president of the Wood Moulding and Millwork Producers Association, to discuss some of the latest issues and trends in the molding and millwork industry. DETAILS

Nesting in the Real World

Contributed by FDM

Six examples of how nested-based manufacturing is changing the wood products industry. DETAILS

Pergo Plans Direct Lamination Flooring Line for U.S. Plant

Contributed by Wood & Wood Products

Pergo announced that it plans to invest about $16 million to add a direct lamination flooring line to its U.S. operation. DETAILS

Eugen Hornberger Passes Away

Contributed by Wood & Wood Products

Eugen Hornberger, co-founder of the Homag Group, died suddenly on Friday, September 5 at the age of 79. Mr. Hornberger, along with Gerhard Schuler, founded Homag in 1960 as a general partnership. DETAILS