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  • March 29th, 2022
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Virtual Guest Speaking: Connect with Students

There are many ways to address our current workforce challenges – and we should be trying them all! It will take all of us as an industry to address the big issues, for example: — We need to increase awareness about our industry and our careers. — We need to shift the perception of the […]

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  • May 25th, 2021
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YouWood Career Awareness Website – We Need Your Help!

The YouWood.com website, launched in January 2021 by the Wood Industry Resource Collaborative (WIRC), is off to a successful start! AWFS is a founding partner and lead association in WIRC. Here are some updates on the YouWood website in it’s first quarter: There have been average 10,000 site visitors per month. Ongoing campaigns on Instagram, […]

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  • February 19th, 2021
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A Whole Lot of Work Went into WIRC

by Angelo Gangone, AWFS® Executive Vice President Recently, AWFS®, in cooperation with WMIA, WMMA, and other industry associations, announced the launch of the Wood Industry Resource Collaborative (WIRC), an industry-wide career awareness campaign, developed by this group of industry associations in partnership with Nashville-based, INDUSTRIAL Strength Marketing. The chief aim of the WIRC campaign is […]

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  • February 1st, 2021
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10 Ways You Can Help Promote Careers in Wood

YouWood is a new industry-wide website that provides information and resources about careers in wood. The site was developed by WIRC (Wood Industry Resource Collaborative), a group of leadership representatives from wood industry organizations. AWFS® is a Founding and Executive member of WIRC, and other member associations include: WMMA and WMIA (also both Executive members), […]

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  • January 29th, 2021
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Press Release: AWFS Stands in Support of National Apprenticeship Act of 2021

UPDATE: The National Apprenticeship Act of 2021 passed in the House on February 5, 2021 and now moves to the Senate for vote. ANAHEIM, CA – January 29, 2021 – The Association of Woodworking and Furnishings Suppliers® (AWFS®), a national trade association for the wood industry and owner/operator of the AWFS®Fair trade show, is in […]

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  • January 27th, 2021
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Wood Industry Career Awareness Campaign Now Live

As a founding and Executive Committee member of the Wood Industry Resource Collaborative (WIRC), AWFS is proud to share the following release:     Nashville, TN January 27, 2021 – The Wood Industry Resource Collaborative (WIRC) is excited to announce the launch of their industry-wide career awareness campaign, “You Wood.” Developed by several industry trade […]

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