AWFS® Round-Up (Blog)

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  • March 6th, 2014
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Polling Shows Manufacturing as most important industry to economy

Please click here to see a January 2014 poll conducted by the Mellman Group and North Star Opinion Research and posted on the Alliance for American Manufacturing.

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  • March 5th, 2014
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AWFS Calls for Proposals for 2015 Education Program

March 5, 2014 AWFS Calls for Proposals for 2015 Education Program The 2015 AWFS Fair show cycle is well under way and the Call for Proposals for the show’s education program has officially begun. The “College of Woodworking Knowledge” (CWWK) invites technical experts, exhibitors with an educational segment, business owners and managers, consultants and other […]

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  • March 3rd, 2014
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Woodshop Injury Reduction Plan Issued by OSHA

Originally posted on WoodworkingNetwork.com 3/3/2014 WASHINGTON – The wood products industry is among the dangerous occupations in the United States, particularly when machinery is used improperly or without the proper safeguards, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). OSHA recently issued its annual inspection plan under the Site-Specific Targeting 2014 program to direct enforcement resources […]

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  • February 28th, 2014
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CabinetMaker+FDM and AWFS announce scholarship donation

Contribution of $3,500 to go to Woodworking Career Alliance scholarships program. As part of an ongoing commitment to education and training initiatives in the wood products manufacturing industry, the Association of Woodworking and Furnishings Suppliers (AWFS) andCabinetMaker+FDM magazine have announced a joint effort to contribute $3,500 to the scholarship fund of the Woodworking Career Alliance. The contribution is […]

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  • February 28th, 2014
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AWFS Launches Online Source Guide

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jennifer Evans jennifer@awfs.org 323-215-0317 Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers Launches Online Source Guide Anaheim, CA, February 26, 2014 – The Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers® (AWFS®) has launched a Membership Product Promotion Platform (M3P) that will be used to showcase and promote the products and services of its members […]

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  • February 26th, 2014
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James S. Carroll – A Life Well Lived

  James S. Carroll  James Soisson Carroll, 88, of Mendota passed away February 23 at his home.  Services will be Friday, February 28 at 10:30 a.m. in Holy Cross Church, Mendota with the Rev. Fredi Gomez Torres officiating.  Burial will follow at Restland Cemetery, Mendota with Military rites by VFW Post 4079.  Visitation is 4-7 […]

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  • February 25th, 2014
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Manufacturing The Comeback For The American Economy

Originally posted on www.manucaturing.net on 2/25/14 NAM President’s Manufacturing Speech Calls for Policies That Help Seize Opportunities, Not Hold Us Back Houston, Texas — National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO Jay Timmons delivered the annual State of Manufacturing address today in Houston, Texas, one of the manufacturing community’s most vibrant economic centers. Speaking […]

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  • February 20th, 2014
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Laguna Tools – AWFS Partnership for Wounded Veterans

AWFS has partnered with Laguna Tools to benefit Wounded Veterans. Please click here to read the press release and application.  

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  • February 19th, 2014
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Nordson VersaPUR Adhesive Melters Simplify Use of Reactive Polyurethane Adhesives

Please click here to read AWFS member company, Nordson Corporation,  Press Release on VersaPUR Adhesive Melters.  

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  • February 12th, 2014
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December 2013 Housing Commentary

Please click here to read the December 2013 Housing Commentary which was generously provided by Virginia Tech.  

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