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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 15, 2019 CONTACT: Adria Salvatore, AWFS (323) 215-0311 AWFS® Supports Career Counseling Legislation “Counseling for Career Choice Act” Benefits States, Counselors, and Students Anaheim, CA – November 15, 2019 – The Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers® (AWFS®) is in support of the “Counseling for Career Choice Act”, introduced by Congressmen […]
Below, please find two links to the Virginia Tech – U.S. Forest Service housing market commentaries for August 2019. These commentaries contain in-depth data and comments on the U.S. housing market. Part 1: Main – https://www.woodproducts.sbio.vt.edu/housing-report/casa-2019-08a-august-main.pdf Part 2: Economic conditions – https://www.woodproducts.sbio.vt.edu/housing-report/casa-2019-08b-august-econ-cond.pdf The housing report is a free service of Virginia Tech, Virginia Cooperative Extension, […]
MFG Day is Friday, October 4, 2019 MFG Day (“Manufacturing Day”) is a nation-wide campaign to strengthen student awareness of manufacturing career opportunities. This is your chance to open your doors, welcome students, and make a positive impact on career awareness (and your future employee pipeline)! Did you know… …89% of students who attended MFG Day events are “more aware […]
Exciting news! A registered “woodwork manufacturing specialist” apprenticeship should be available in about a year! This is a hot topic and something our industry has needed for quite some time. It will help wood manufacturers (especially small and medium-sized) be able to offer an apprenticeship in their factories. According to Mark Smith, a member of […]
Society of Wood Manufacturing (SWM) Southern California Chapter members and volunteers helped AWFS®Fair attendees make an item out of wood at the Make and Take booth. Attendees could choose to make a tea light candle holder, a cell phone holder, or customize a work apron. There was a raffle for a table top drill press, […]
The Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers® (AWFS®) educational program, the College of Woodworking Knowledge® (CWWK®), was held at the AWFS®Fair and provided value for thousands of AWFS Fair attendees through current topics and addressing business questions and concerns. Designed to meet the current needs of the show audience demographics, the 50 sessions spanned topics […]
Congresswoman Dina Titus (D-NV-1) came to the AWFS Fair on Friday afternoon, July 19 to learn more about the woodworking industry; see machinery and exhibitors first-hand; and broadcast congratulations to the students at the Fresh Wood and Turning to the Future awards ceremony. Rep. Titus spent 40 minutes touring the show floor, where she got […]
The Rapid Fire Presentations took place Wednesday through Friday afternoon at the AWFS®Fair Live stage. They featured 15 exhibitors and their innovative concepts and were themed each day: presentations on Software on Wednesday; Hardware on Thursday; and Industry 4.0 on Friday. Some of the sessions included “Designing in the Amazon Economy” (with Allmoxy); Making Your […]
Two unique educational opportunities that took place at the AWFS®Fair enhanced the experience for teachers, students, and general attendees by providing more resources and information related to career awareness. The Industry-Education Networking Breakfast on Thursday morning was a jam-packed event, with over fifty teachers and industry professionals coming together to share their challenges and how […]
