North Carolina's
Value Added Wood Products
Newsletter

The purpose of this online quarterly newsletter is to inform, educate and connect North Carolina's value added wood products manufacturers. With this publication we hope to help North Carolina's wood products industry take advantage of those opportunities by providing marketing, business, technical, and other tips and information.

To sign up for the newsletter, send an email request to phil_mitchell@ncsu.edu.

Previous Value Added Wood Products Newsletters:

December 2010

• Emerging from the Great Recession
• The Character of Great Leadership
• Online Course Offering: Wood Products Manufacturing Excellence

June 2010

• Wood: The Premier Green Material
• Keys to Future Woodworking Success
• A Look in the Crystal Ball - Part 2
• Upcoming NC State Wood Products Workshops

March 2010

• The Lacey Act and Its Impact on Wood Products
• A Look in the Crystal Ball
• Rebound Guide After the End of the Great Recession
• Wood is Wonderful!  Now Go and Tell the Next Generation
• Upcoming Wood Products Workshops from NC State University
• Seen on the Web
• Directory of North Carolina’s Value Added Wood Products
• Wood Products Extension

December 2009

• Environmentally Preferable and Sustainable Wood
• Workshop Handouts Available for Downloading
• Still Outsourcing?
• Which Way for the Economy?
• Seen on the Web
• Upcoming Wood Products Workshops from NC State University
• Directory of North Carolina’s Value Added Wood Products
• Wood Products Extension

September 2009

• Great Recession Business Guide for Cabinet, Furniture, and Millwork Manufacturers
• At NC State University…..Wood as a Sustainable Material
• Keeping Quality Material
• Supporting Better Design and Marketing of Wood Products Using Googles Free SketchUp 3D Modeling Design Software
• Long Tail Marketing Concept for Wood Products
• Directory of North Carolina’s Value Added Wood Products
• Seen on the Web

June 2009

• Opportunities in Conract Furniture Manufacturing
• Made in North Carolina (Self Listing Web Page)
• Local Value Added Wood Products
• How Do You Measure Up?
• What is an Endangered Wood?
• Slow Times Can be Bug Time
• Upcoming Wood Products Workshops from NC State University
• New Publication Now Available

March 2009

• Welcome to the Value Added Wood Products Newsletter
• Directory of North Carolina's Value Added Wood Products Manufacturers
• Brief Overview of North Carolina's Wood Products Industry
• Remember to Market Your Products and Services
• Developing and Organizing Your Wood Products Network
• Moisture Content Control During Winter
• Upcoming Wood Products Workshops from NC State University