NHLA Teams Up With
NHLA Teams Up With Louisville To Celebrate Convention & Expo’s 126 Years With the 126th edition of their Annual Convention & Expo Showcase now behind them, the staff at the National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA), headquartered in Memphis, TN, will start the hard work of planning the 127th edition. That will be held in St. Louis, MO, Oct. 2-4, 2024. Early bird registration opens April 15, 2024. NHLA members and guests recently spent four days attending networking, educational and Expo displays at the Annual Convention & Expo Showcase, held in Louisville, KY, at the Omni Louisville Hotel. Photos By Terry Miller, Paul Miller Jr. and Chris Fehr The event began with the First Annual ITSEF Golf Tournament, followed by the Welcome Reception and Opening Session, where Eric Traupe spoke on team building through CIA tactics. Among the educational sessions offered attendees were: emerging AI applications, Hardwood lumber trends and forecasts, as well as a presentation by Michael Snow of the American Hardwood Export Council. A grand finale dinner was held at the Kentucky Derby Museum. n To learn more about the association, visit www.nhla.com. Tim Pleimann, Farrow Lumber Company, Cairo, IL; Dewayne Phillips and Jason Horton, Ashley Furniture Industries Inc., Ecru, MS; and Jayme Wilson, Legacy Wood Products LLC, West Plains, MO Gene Hamaker and Bob Hughes, Cardin Forest Products LLC, South Pittsburg, TN; Tony Honeycutt, Mullican Flooring, Johnson City, TN; and Terry Miller, National Hardwood Magazine, Memphis, TN Karl Schmertzler, Yoder Lumber Co. Inc., Millersburg, OH; Tom Armentano, Sirianni Hardwoods Inc., Painted Post, NY; and Bob Cafiero, Meadow River Hardwood Lumber Co. LLC, Rainelle, WV Volker Reinecke, Agentur Reinecke GmbH, Hamburg, Germany; Shannon Forrest, Robinson Lumber Company, Anderson, SC; and Mike Mallin, Midwest Hardwood Company LLC, Maple Grove, MN Dominik Belzer, Brunner-Hildebrand Lumber Dry Kiln Co., Nashville, TN; Charles Pepin, J.W. Goodfellow Forest Products Inc., Hemmingford, QC; Jos aan de Stegge, Brunner-Hildebrand Lumber Dry Kiln Co.; Nick Nakamura, Kohsa Consulting LLC dba Pacific Rim Export Inc., Phoenix, AZ; and Robert Goodfellow, J.W. Goodfellow Forest Products Inc. Additional photos on page 44 40 DECEMBER 2023 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE RealAmericanHardwood.com/industry RealAmericanHardwood.com/industry DECEMBER 2023 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 41
