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First Thing To Do In A Disaster

July 1, 2019

Think quick!  Your company has just experienced a major fire or tornado during working hours, what is the first thing you do? Recently a woodworking company in New England experience a 9 alarm fire that started during the middle of the

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What are the Benefits of Outsourcing Wood Components?

What are the Benefits of Outsourcing Wood Components?

When you are working on a new project, you are always on the lookout for ways to save time and money without sacrificing overall quality. There are a handful of ways you can achieve this, but one of the most effective methods is outsourcing components.

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Federated Insurance® Encourages Member Clients to “Fight Fire with Fire … Prevention” During National Fire Prevention

October 5, 2023

 Federated Insurance® Encourages Member Clients to “Fight Fire with Fire … Prevention” During National Fire Prevention Awareness Week   Fire Prevention and Safety Checklist   Fire prevention is

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How Can You Be Extremely Busy and Still Go Out of Business?

May 2, 2022

  We hear it all the time.  I am so busy I will never be able to catch up, even if I was able to hire an additional 20-25 employees. The big question to ask yourself is, how can you be so busy that you cannot see straight that your

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What Does Your Brand and Company Culture Have to Do With Attracting Talent?

April 6, 2020

In a recent article in the Weekly Hardwood Review it was stated that according to the Manpower Group more than half of today's job seekers feel an employer's brand and culture are definitely more important than they were five years

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Importance Of A Unified Wood Promotion Program

March 2, 2020

For many years hardwood in a home was considered to be a sign of wealth or success.  Items such as hardwood floors, cabinets, and furniture provided the feeling that the homeowner had "made it" and would be set for life while they

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What Are You Doing?

February 3, 2020

Business conditions continue to slow down for a lot of companies and more and more members are mentioning that they are not slow but have "excess capacity."  Many of the lumber related businesses feel that once the tariff situation is

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