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6 Kitchen Cabinetry Trends to Know in 2025

  • March 24, 2025
  • by Columbia Forest Products

2025 is shaping up to be an uncertain but exciting year, with tariffs and global changes on the horizon. At this quarter-century mark, many are getting themselves ready for home ownership or improving their current homes for the future.  This comes as home interest rates finally drop down to near pre-pandemic levels and new trends […]

Meet the FSR: Josh Conrad

  • March 24, 2025
  • by Josh Conrad, Mid-Atlantic Territory Field Sales Representative

For this edition of our newsletter, Columbia Forest Products is proud to introduce customers and employees to our Mid-Atlantic Territory Sales Representative: Josh Conrad. Starting at Columbia “Around this time 25 years ago, I took a random phone call from Columbia Forest Products regarding an open Inside Sales position in Klamath Falls, OR — my […]

Adapting to Uncertainty: A Personal and Industry Perspective

  • March 24, 2025
  • by Columbia Forest Products

About 11 years ago, my wife and I were living in Colorado with our two (at the time) sons. After spending junior high, high school, college and some time working for the same company after college, I was ready for a change of employer and scenery. Eventually, I received a call from Greensboro, NC.   After […]

April 2025 Message From Our CEO

  • March 24, 2025
  • by Greg Pray, President and CEO

There are a ton of distractions that vie for our time in 2025. I can get as distracted as anyone if I let my guard down from the constant barrage of alarming headlines, expert opinions — the list could go on and on!  The good news is that I’ve found some reliable ways to keep […]

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