Hardwood Floors December 2018/January 2019

Stock highlights that could be found at each station throughout the exhibit. Growing up, many children are told college is the only path to a fulfilling and lucrative career. While college is an excellent option for many, it’s not for everyone. This exhibit did a great job exploring different career opportunities within the lumber industry and showing children how they can make a career working with their hands instead of behind a desk. Some of the careers depicted included working in the forest, harvesting lumber, manufacturing the materials into various products, and even installing wood flooring. I was very impressed with the Forever Forest exhibit and all of the pieces that worked together to help teach visitors about all of the amazing ways our forests contribute to our everyday lives. As a parent, I was thankful for the new knowledge my kids and I were able to gain from our time there.

MANUFACTURER MEANDERINGS

• American Sanders announced the appointment of Mark Dittmer as Regional Sales Manager for the Midwest States. • Bona US has moved into a 74,209 sq. foot, single-story building that will serve as its North American headquarters located in Englewood, Colorado. • ProTeam® announced the addition of Armando Aranibar as Eastern Sales Manager, Service Provider Segment. • Robinson Lumber Company appointed Kelly Hostetter as Chief Operating Officer. • The NOX Corporation and American OEM have announced the establishment of an “Innovation Collaboration” between the two companies. • Armstrong Flooring Inc. announced a price increase to offset the imposed 10 percent tariff on affected products it imports fromChina – including luxury vinyl tile (LVT), rigid core flooring, and engineered wood flooring. • Mullican Flooring will provide flooring for an upcoming episode of Treehouse Masters , a television series on Animal Planet. • Stauf USA will begin offering technical training, sales programs, and seminars. • Swiff-Train Company announced that Rob Baker accepted a position as its Chief Financial Officer.

Created by the Omaha Children’s Museum in collaboration with Union Pacific Railroad and The National Hardwood Forest Foundation, Forever Forest is locally sponsored by Wells Fargo Advisors with a presenting sponsorship by Union Pacific and a supporting sponsorship by North American Wholesale Lumber Association (NAWLA). The exhibit will be at The Magic House in St. Louis through January 7. X More information about this exhibit and where it will travel next can be found online at https://bit.ly/2RBdEsw.

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