Dakota Premium Hardwoods (Dakota) was founded in 2008 by Owner and CEO Price Brashear. “You would think during a downturn would be a terrible time to start a new business. But the truth is it was actually a pretty good time.
Panel processing, with its focus on composite materials and decorative surface materials, may represent the future of woodworking, and John Aufderhaar saw it coming.
In a field where female workers and younger generations are underrepresented, Emily Vella is both. The 37-year-old has served as director of marketing at Woburn, Mass.-based Atlantic Plywood for the last six of her eight years with the distributor.
On time. On budget. On spec. Check, check, and check! That's the corporate mindset at FormWood Industries, a real wood veneer manufacturer based in Jeffersonville, Ind. “It's something that we strive towards,” says Senior Vice President Craig Langford, “and it's become our mantra.”
The entrepreneurial spirit runs deep at Weston Premium Woods, tracing all the way back to a determined immigrant sweeping the floors of a tiny, industrial shop almost 70 years ago.
