AWFS has announced a new Special Theme Category for the Fresh Wood student woodworking competition. The competition, which will be showcased at the 2015 AWFS®Fair, July 22-25, in Las Vegas, is open to high school and post-secondary students in accredited woodworking or related programs. Entry applications will be accepted until May 1, 2015. The Special […]
Did you follow the excitement at Woodworking Network this week? It was Young Woodworking Professionals week, and five incredibly talented and driven individuals were featured with special Q&A posts and Profiles. Here are some of my favorite quotes from the YWPWeek Q&A’s: “One of the biggest challenges I faced, as silly as it sounds now, was […]
The California Manufacturers & Technology Association (CMTA) is spearheading a program to highlight the contributions of California manufacturers to the economy and the creation of jobs. CMTA invites businesses to become partners to help spread the word to boost the image of manufacturing. To learn more, including how you can be featured on their “Champions […]
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For Immediate Release Anaheim, Calif. – August 4, 2014 — AWFS®Fair will be placing a special emphasis on plastics and plastics fabrication during its next Fair that will take place July 22 – 25, 2015. Although these products have been featured in past editions of the show, companies displaying plastic-related products will now be highlighted […]
Originally posted on Cabinetmaker+FDM on July 24, 2014 New documents offer information to encourage partnerships between students, teachers and industry, plus a new campaign underway to show “the new face of manufacturing.” At a Joint Education Committee meeting held in April at WIC 2014, representatives from WMIA and AWFS met with woodworking educators in a […]
Originally posted on Cabinetmaker+FDM Five initiatives passed as part of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. The House of Representatives approved legislation that includes five innovative skills-training provisions from the Senate’s “Manufacturing Jobs for America” campaign. U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), who leads Manufacturing Jobs for America, applauded passage of the bipartisan, bicameral Workforce Innovation and […]
PARTNERS FOR A SAFER WORKPLACE THE NEW WMIA/ANSI COLLABORATION WILL HELP AFFECT GLOBAL WOOD MACHINERY STANDARDS. Please click here to read article about WMIA’s creation of the ANSI US/TAG.
By Bill Esler | Posted: 06/18/2014 11:29AM on www.woodworkingnetwork.com WASHINGTON, DC – Furniture makers and other wood products entrepreneurs are exhibiting today at the first-ever White House Maker Faire today, part of an effort by President Obama to highlight technology development and entrepreneurship in the U.S. The initiative brought President Obama to visit TechShop in Pittsburgh […]
SkillsUSA California Woodworking Contests Well-Supported by Industry Companies donate over $7,000 to woodworking students and programs Woodcraft, DeWALT, Royal Plywood, Blum, Inc. and other generous companies showed their support for students in woodworking by contributing over $7,000 in tools, material, supplies and gifts to the 2014 SkillsUSA California Region 3 (Los Angeles) and California State […]
